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Tampa Bay schools report 1,400+ COVID-19 cases in students, staff

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.

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