WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) — Many school districts throughout the county have confirmed new COVID-19 cases among students and staff in the past 24 hours.
This includes Watertown City School District, Belleville Henderson Central School District, Indian River Central School District, General Brown Central School District and Immaculate Heart Central School.
Watertown City School District Superintendent Patricia LaBarr confirmed on Monday night that 2 new cases were identified within the District. According to LaBarr, a student and a staff member from North Elementary School both tested positive for the virus.
As of January 25, the following COVID-19 data is the most current for the Watertown City School District.
Student COVID-19 cases | Staff/teacher COVID-19 cases | Total | |
Knickerbocker Elementary | 5 | 2 | 7 |
North Elementary | 5 | 7 | 12 |
Ohio Street Elementary | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Sherman Elementary | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Starbuck Elementary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Harold T. Wiley Intermediate | 11 | 4 | 15 |
Case Middle School | 10 | 3 | 13 |
Watertown High School | 15 | 8 | 23 |
Total | 86 |
Belleville Henderson Superintendent Jane Collins also confirmed in the late afternoon on Monday that one new COVID-19 case was identified in the District.
Superintendent Collins confirmed that one student tested positive, resulting in the precautionary quarantine of eight District students who attend classes on campus and two District students who attend program outside of the Belleville Henderson campus. In total, there are ten students in quarantine.
The following COVID-19 data is the most current for the Belleville Henderson Central School District according to the New York State School Report Card.
Student COVID-19 cases | Teacher COVID-19 cases | Staff COVID-19 cases | Total | |
Belleville Henderson Central School District | 11 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
General Brown Central School District Superintendent Barbara Case also reported that two students tested positive for the virus.
Case confirmed that on student attends Dexter Elementary School and one attends General Brown Junior/Senior High School.
Featured below is the most current COVID-19 data for the General Brown Central School District.
Student COVID-19 cases | Staff/teacher COVID-19 cases | Total | |
Brownville- Glen Park Elementary | 8 | 8 | 16 |
Dexter Elementary | 4 | 4 | 8 |
General Brown Junior/Senior High School | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Total | 45 |
Additionally, on Tuesday, January 26, Immaculate Heart Central School Principal Danial Charlebois confirmed that a student tested positive for the coronavirus. According to Charlesbois, the student attends IHC Junior/Senior High School.
However, the student has not been in school, resulting in no risk of exposure to students or staff.
The data below represents confirmed COVID-19 cases within the Immaculate Heart Central School system since reporting began.
Student COVID-19 cases | Teacher COVID-19 cases | Staff COVID-19 cases | Total | |
Immaculate Heart Central School | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Lastly, as previously reported on Monday, Indian River Central School District confirmed six new COVID-19 cases. This included a student at Philadelphia Primary School, a staff member at Indian River High School and four BOCES staff members at Calcium Primary School.
The following data specifies COVID-19 cases within each building in the Indian River Central School District.
Student COVID-19 cases | Staff/teacher COVID-19 cases | Total | |
Antwerp Primary | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Calcium Primary | 5 | 13 | 18 |
Evans Mills Primary | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Philadelphia Primary | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Theresa Primary | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Indian River Intermediate | 10 | 5 | 15 |
Indian River Middle School | 8 | 9 | 17 |
Indian River High School | 19 | 7 | 26 |
Total | 98 |