233 Minnesota Schools Have Had 5+ Confirmed Cases Of COVID Since School Year's Start

CBS Minnesota

October 1, 2021

There have now been 233 grade schools that have had five or more confirmed cases of COVID-19 in students or staff since the start of the school year, according to the latest figures from the Minnesota Department of Health.

The health department releases new figures every Thursday, indicating the buildings where students or staff were in the building while infectious. The schools cited are listed below. The health department says that the schools are removed from the list when they have not reported a new case for 28 days.

This week, Pfizer announced it would submit its data on 5 to 11 year olds and the COVID-19 vaccine, another step towards making the shot available to younger children.

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