The number of new COVID-19 cases reported among students and staff members surged in Oak Ridge Schools during the past three weeks.
There have been 27 cases reported since October 15. That’s an average of nine new cases per week during a three-week period.
It’s about triple the average number of new cases reported during the previous high period in August, when roughly 3.3 new cases were reported per week during a three-week period.
The increase in new cases in the school system has occurred as the number of new cases has also risen significantly in Anderson County and Tennessee, surpassing the July peak.
The 27 cases reported in the past three weeks in Oak Ridge Schools represents about 57 percent of the total 47 cases reported since the school year started July 29.
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