Nearly 5,600 students at a Tampa-area school district are in isolation or quarantine, as the number of COVID-19 cases in the state continues to skyrocket amid a nationwide surge.
Hillsborough County Public Schools revealed on Monday that 5,599 students and 316 employees in the district were either in isolation or quarantine as of early that morning.
Isolation refers to individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, while quarantine indicates people who have had a close contact with a positive coronavirus case, according to a statement from the district.
The district said it will hold an emergency school board meeting Wednesday afternoon to “discuss the latest district COVID-19 impact” and “the best way to mitigate against the spread of the virus, up to and including mandatory face coverings for all students and staff.”
Roughly 2.4 percent of the student population in the county is under isolation or quarantine, according to ABC Action News Tampa Bay.
The Hillsborough County district currently requires masks to be worn in schools, but an opt-out provision does exist, according to the local news outlet.
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