New COVID-19 Outbreaks Reported At 5 Macomb County Schools

MACOMB COUNTY, MI — New outbreaks of the coronavirus have been reported in 13 Macomb County schools, Michigan health officials reported Monday.

In all, 65 schools were added to Michigan's list of ongoing coronavirus outbreaks Monday, which is seven more than was reported last week.

The newly reported Macomb County school cases are as follows:

• Clintondale Parker Elementary: 2 staff and students
• Croswell Elementary: 3 staff and students
• L'Anse Creuse Middle School South: 3 students
• Shelby Junior High School: 2 students
• Anchor Bay High School: 4 students

It's important to note that a coronavirus outbreak is different than a case. A COVID-19 outbreak is defined as two or more cases with a link by place and time indicating a shared exposure outside of a household.

The information provided by the state on Monday includes K-12, college and university school name, address, number of cases and if the cases involved staff, students or both. Students or staff exposed to COVID-19 outside the school building and are not thought to have spread the virus in the school due to quarantine or self-isolation are not included in the data.

Many factors, including the lack of ability to conduct effective contact tracing in certain settings, may result in underreporting of outbreaks, MDHHS said. This information does not provide a complete picture of school outbreaks in Michigan and the absence of identified outbreaks in a school does not mean it is not experiencing an outbreak.

The new coronavirus outbreaks reported by the state Monday can be viewed here.