19 Schools In Baltimore County Have COVID-19 Outbreaks: Officials

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — In Baltimore County, 114 outbreaks have been reported in schools in the last week.

Every Wednesday, the state health department releases a list of K-12 schools with outbreaks of COVID-19. The data does not include child care facilities or higher education institutions.

Twelve public schools and seven private schools in Baltimore County have reported outbreaks for the week ending Sept. 22, according to the Maryland Department of Health.

Baltimore County Public Schools

• Carroll Manor Elementary School — 2
• Cedarmere Elementary School — 8
• Chatsworth Elementary School — 2
• Church Lane Elementary School — 5
• Crossroads Center School — 3
• Franklin Middle School — 2
• Patapsco High School — 3
• Pine Grove Elementary School — 2
• Reisterstown Elementary School — 2
• Seven Oaks Elementary School — 2
• Shady Spring Elementary School — 4
• Sparrows Point High School — 2

Baltimore County Private Schools

• Calvert Hall College High School — 2
• Perry Hall Christian School — 3
• Redeemer Classical Christian — 6
• St. James Academy — 4
• St. Mark School — 2
• St. Ursula Catholic School — 23
• Talmudical Academy — 37

To be reported in the list, a school must have a classroom/cohort outbreak or a school-wide outbreak, according to the Maryland Department of Health.

A classroom/cohort outbreak is defined as at least two confirmed cases of COVID-19 within 14 days that are epidemiologically linked, and are not household contacts.

A schoolwide outbreak is defined as at least three classrooms or cohorts with cases from separate households in 14 days; or 5 percent of unrelated students, teachers or staff (at least 10 who are unrelated) having tested positive for COVID-19 within a two-week period.

Schools will be removed from the list maintained by the Maryland Department of Health when 14 days have passed without any new cases or tests pending.

See the latest data on coronavirus cases in schools.

Coronavirus metrics in Baltimore County Public Schools are also updated on a rolling basis on the BCPS COVID-19 dashboard, which drills down into how many cases are at each school for the week ending Sept. 17.

For the week from Sept. 10 to 17, officials said 240 positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Baltimore County Public Schools.

Hhere are the number of cases at each public school with an outbreak, from Sept. 10 to Sept. 17, according to Baltimore County Public Schools:

• Carroll Manor Elementary School — 3 cases
• Cedarmere Elementary School — 11 cases
• Chatsworth Elementary School — 1 case
• Church Lane Elementary School — 3 cases
• Crossroads Center School — 4 cases
• Franklin Middle School — 5 cases
• Patapsco High School — 11 cases
• Pine Grove Elementary School — 3 cases
• Reisterstown Elementary School — 3 cases
• Seven Oaks Elementary School — 2 cases
• Shady Spring Elementary School — 5 cases
• Sparrows Point High School — 4 cases