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Two southwest Valley school districts saw elevated but constant numbers of COVID-19 cases among students and staff during the past week.
Litchfield Elementary School District case count
Litchfield Elementary School District reported 66 weekly COVID-19 cases and 682 total cases since the semester began on Aug. 2.
The school district which serves close to 11,500 elementary and middle school students has also reported 254 active quarantine cases for the week. Last week, 259 people were reported to be in quarantine, according to numbers published Friday, Nov. 12.
The district is seeing slightly fewer COVID cases when compared with last week, when it reported 90 active cases.
Cases by campus
Barbara B. Robey Elementary: 4 total cases reported; 8 active quarantine cases
Belen Soto Elementary: 7 total cases reported; 20 active quarantine cases
Corte Sierra Elementary: 1 total case reported; 7 active quarantine cases
Dreaming Summit Elementary: 3 total cases reported; 15 active quarantine cases
Litchfield Elementary: 4 total cases reported; 8 active quarantine cases
L. Thomas Heck Middle School: 3 total cases reported; 19 active quarantine cases
Mabel Padgett Elementary: 3 total cases reported; 8 active quarantine cases
Palm Valley Elementary: 3 total cases reported; 15 active quarantine cases
Rancho Santa Fe Elementary: 4 total cases reported; 11 active quarantine cases
Scott L. Libby Elementary: 10 total cases reported; 33 active quarantine cases
Verrado Elementary: 2 total cases reported; 6 active quarantine cases
Verrado Heritage Elementary: 7 total cases reported; 30 active quarantine cases
Verrado Middle School: 7 total cases reported; 11 active quarantine cases
Western Sky Middle School: 5 total cases reported; 33 active quarantine cases
White Tanks Learning Center: 1 total case reported; 2 active quarantine cases
Wigwam Creek Middle School: 2 total cases reported; 28 active quarantine cases
All but two of the district’s 16 campuses are experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks.
A school is said to have an outbreak when two or more students or staff from different households test positive for COVID-19 within a two-week period, according to county health officials.
Click hereand scroll to the bottom of the page to view the district’s full COVID-19 dashboard. Cases and quarantine numbers are typically posted every Friday around 3-4 p.m.
Agua Fria Union High School District case count
Agua Fria Union High School District reported 72 cases for the week ending on Nov. 19. Of the reported cases, 67 are students and five are teachers, according to district numbers reported the afternoon of Nov. 19.
Last week, the district reported 62 total COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 12.
Cases by campus
Agua Fria: 16 reported cases; 14 students, 2 staff
Madeline Ackley is a Phoenix-area native who joined Independent Newsmedia in July 2021 as a reporter for the Goodyear-Litchfield Park Independent. She is passionate about delivering hyperlocal coverage of issues that matter to her community.
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