Superintendent's COVID-19 Friday, October 30, 2020 Update

 

Superintendent's COVID-19 Friday, October 30, 2020, Update

As of this communication on October 30th we have:\r\n

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  • 9 active positive cases (10 last week) among students (5) and staff (4). 
  • 14 staff members were quarantined (11 last week).
  • 51 students were quarantined (91 last week) That is a 44% decrease from last week. 
  • A total of 74 students and staff are out of school or work as of this week.
  • Our total cumulative positive cases among staff and students are 115 out of 6,028 students and staff. This is 1.9% of our district who have tested positive since the outbreak.
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How does this compare to all of the residents within our community?

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According to the ACHI (Arkansas Center for Health Improvement) data as of October 26th there were:

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  • 1,853 cumulative positive cases in the Russellville community (4% of community).
  • 168 new cases (179 last week).
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We are certainly trending in the right direction. Please keep doing your best to keep everyone around you safe and please enjoy this beautiful weekend! 
MG