January 21st, 2022 by WCBC Radio

WEEKLY COVID UPDATE: For the 7-day period of January 14-20, 2022, there were no schools identified with a School Wide COVID-19 Outbreak. 

Mountain Ridge High School, Allegany High School, and Fort Hill High School each had cohorts that met the definition of a cohort outbreak.

ACPS had 32 staff members and 135 students reported as positive for COVID-19 during this time.  ACPS had 12 staff members quarantined as a close contact. 164 students were reported as close contacts to a positive person and required to quarantine.  This includes all staff and students reported as close contacts, whether the close contact occurred in the home, community, or school.