DETROIT (WXYZ) — Health officials in the City of Detroit are continuing testing of students in the Detroit Public Schools Community District as a requirement to returning to in-person learning.
RELATED: 2 students attending in-person summer classes in Detroit test positive for virus
As of Monday, July 27, the Detroit Health Department has tested 359 students and a total of three had positive results for COVID-19.
"As we continue testing and monitoring for COVID-19 among the District’s nearly 600 summer school participants, we are watching for indications of spread in any one school. Currently, there is no indication of spread and the infection rate remains less than one percent, lower than the City’s general population. We will continue to track this situation and advise accordingly," said Chief Public Health Officer Denise Fair.
Just last week, officials reported the first two students who tested positive for coronavirus. That was after 262 students had been tested.
All those who have made contact with the students have been notified and told to self-quarantine for 14 days while monitoring symptoms.
Additional Coronavirus information and resources:
Click here for a page with resources including a COVID-19 overview from the CDC, details on cases in Michigan, a timeline of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's orders since the outbreak, coronavirus' impact on Southeast Michigan, and links to more information from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC and the WHO.
View a global coronavirus tracker with data from Johns Hopkins University.
See complete coverage on our Coronavirus Continuing Coverage page.
Visit our The Rebound Detroit, a place where we are working to help people impacted financially from the coronavirus. We have all the information on everything available to help you through this crisis and how to access it.