By: Sarah Hollenbeck Posted at 4:09 PM, Aug 16, 2021 and last updated 5:27 PM, Aug 16, 2021
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TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay area school districts are already reporting 1,444 COVID-19 cases linked to students and staff with schools in session less than a week.
Here is a look at a breakdown:
- 573 cases in Hillsborough County
- 301 in Pinellas
- 191 in Pasco
- 182 in Manatee
- 178 in Sarasota
- 92 in Hernando
- 73 in Citrus
- 45 in DeSoto
Polk and Hardee Counties haven’t made their COVID-19 cases linked to schools public.
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/coronavirus/tampa-bay-schools-report-1-400-covid-19-cases-in-students-staff