Most area schools are closed Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and the timing is critical. Every school system is reporting a surge in cases and both Floyd County and Rome schools reported record quarantines as the week ended. Rome Schools plan to return to in-person teaching on Tuesday. Floyd Schools are off Tuesday for a student holiday (parent-teacher conferences). Chattooga schools are online again this week through Jan. 22.
Berry College students complete return to campus on Monday. All students returning are required to show a negative PCR test for COVID that was taken within three to five days of arrival. Berry’s first day of classes is Tuesday.
- So far in January: 10 student cases, 5 staff. Quarantined: 44.
- Fall semester: 204 students, 34 staff, 10 WinShape employees, 1 Aramark employee. Total: 249.
Latest COVID updates: Expanded details below as needed.
- Rome City Schools post record student quarantines for the pandemic on Jan. 14: 582 students, 52 staff in quarantine. 3 new positive tests.
- Floyd County Schools: A pandemic record 907 quarantines, up 138 from Thursday. No updates on positive cases
- Cartersville City Schools, Jan. 11-15: 23 students, 7 staff tested positive all week. 246 students were quarantined and 4 staffers were quarantined because of exposure at school. CCS reports
- Bartow County: All county schools in ‘green’ phase heading into week three of the semester. Bartow matrix
- Polk School District. All students asked to wear masks for another week; all employees required to wear face coverings.
- Gordon County Schools. 9 school staff members tested positive last week; 17 students. Updates
- Chattooga Schools: Virtual learning through Jan. 22 because of surge in cases.
| Rome City Schools Current COVID-19 Cases/Quarantines | |||||||
| School/Location | 1/14 | ||||||
| Students | Staff | ||||||
| New Positive Cases Quarantined | New Contacts Quarantined | Overall Total in Quarantine | New Positive Cases Quarantined | New Contacts Quarantined | Overall Total in Quarantine | ||
| Anna K. Davie | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| East Central | 0 | 2 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Elm Street | 0 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Main | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| West Central | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| West End | 0 | 2 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Rome Middle | 1 | 9 | 122 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Rome High | 1 | 12 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |
| RTA/PLC/GLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| District Level | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Totals | 2 | 28 | 582 | 1 | 1 | 52 | |
Rome City Schools report. Click here for the latest.
- Jan. 12-14: From 490 to a record 634 quarantines. 17 new cases.
- Jan. 9-11: 330 students and 43 staff in quarantine; 373 total. 11 more positive tests. West End hit hardest; five Rome High students, 1 staffer test positive.
- Jan. 5-8: From 76 to 220 student and staff quarantines; 38 positive tests.
- First semester peak: 442 students, 75 staff, 517 total.
Floyd County Schools report: Click here for the latest
- Floyd Schools are closed Monday and Tuesday (King holiday, student holiday)
- Jan. 11-15: From 476 to a record 907 quarantines. At least 15 new cases.
- Jan. 5-8: From 185 to 407 in quarantine, 8 positive tests through Friday.
- First semester peak: 788 quarantines.
Berry College, spring semester:
- January: 10 student cases, 5 staff through Jan. 15. Quarantined: 44. Classes begin Tuesday.
- Fall semester: 204 students, 34 staff, 10 WinShape employees, 1 Aramark employee. Total: 249.
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