Post-Thanksgiving, Manatee district reports more COVID-19. One school had its first case

On the first day back to school after Thanksgiving break, the Manatee County School District on Monday reported five new COVID-19 cases on its campuses and 44 two-week quarantines for people who were potentially exposed to the virus.

The cases reported Monday via the district’s online dashboard were at:

• Abel Elementary School: One positive employee and one exposure.
• Lakewood Ranch High School: One positive student and five exposures.
• Manatee Elementary: One positive student and 20 exposures.
• Matzke Support Center: One positive employee and five exposures.
• Palmetto High School: One positive student and 13 exposures.

The case at Manatee Elementary was the first reported at the school since the start of classes on Aug. 17, according to the school district.

As of Monday evening, the district has reported 287 cases and 3,120 elated exposures since the start of classes:

● Abel Elementary: 84 exposures, four positive employees and one positive student between reports on Sep. 8, Sep. 15, Oct. 15, Nov. 19 and Nov. 30.

● Anna Maria Elementary: five people exposed to one positive student, Nov. 5.

● Ballard Elementary: 29 exposures, one positive student and one positive employee between reports on Aug. 18 and Aug. 31.

● Bashaw Elementary: 25 people quarantined after exposure to one student, Sep. 9.

● Bayshore Elementary: 68 exposures, three positive employees and two positive students between reports on Aug. 20, Sep. 28, Oct. 19, Oct. 20 and Nov. 16.

● Bayshore High: 21 exposures, six positive students and one positive employee between reports on Sep. 21, Oct. 26, Oct. 27, Oct. 30, Nov. 2, Nov. 13 and Nov. 16.

● Blackburn Elementary: 46 exposures and four positive students between reports on Aug. 24 and Nov. 10.

● Braden River Elementary: 49 exposures and five positive employees between reports on Nov. 5, Nov. 13, Nov. 16, Nov. 18 and Nov. 19.

● Braden River High: 92 exposures, 15 positive students and two positive employees between reports on Sep. 4, Sep. 9, Sep. 16, Oct. 7, Oct. 8, Oct. 12, Oct. 14, Oct. 16, Oct. 20, Oct. 21, Oct. 27, Oct. 29, Nov. 2, Nov. 16 and Nov. 17.

● Braden River Middle: 37 exposures, two positive employees and six positive students between reports on Sep. 2, Sep. 8, Sep. 10, Sep. 28, Oct. 30 and Nov. 16.

● Buffalo Creek Middle: 39 exposures and four positive students between reports on Sep. 18, Oct. 12, Oct. 23 and Nov. 17.

● Daughtrey Elementary: 40 exposures, two positive employees and one positive student between reports on Sep. 22, Oct. 19 and Nov. 3.

● Freedom Elementary: 57 exposures, three positive students and two positive employees between reports on Sep. 23, Oct. 7, Nov 16 and Nov. 20.

● Gullett Elementary: 22 exposures and two positive students between reports on Aug. 25 and Oct. 29.

● Haile Middle: 15 exposures and four positive students between reports on Oct. 7, Oct. 16 and Nov. 18.

● Harvey Elementary: 115 exposures, three positive employees and four positive students between reports on Sep. 2, Sep. 8, Sep. 15, Oct. 19, Nov. 10 and Nov. 13.

● Jain Middle: 44 exposures, two positive students and one positive employee between reports on Oct. 8, Oct. 30 and Nov. 18.

● Johnson K-8: Ten people exposed to one positive student, Sep. 11.

● King Middle: 26 exposures, one positive student and one positive employee between reports on Oct. 27 and Nov. 19.

● Kinnan Elementary: 18 people exposed to one positive employee, Nov. 5.

● Lakewood Ranch High: 119 exposures, five positive employees and 20 positive students between reports on Aug. 31, Sep. 18, Oct. 6, Oct. 7, Oct. 8, Oct. 12, Oct. 13, Oct. 15, Oct. 19, Oct. 26, Oct. 27, Oct. 28, Oct. 29, Oct. 30, Nov. 2, Nov. 13, Nov. 18 and Nov. 30.

● Lee Middle: four exposures, one positive student and three positive employees between reports on Sep. 4, Oct. 14, Oct. 21 and Oct. 27.

● Lincoln Memorial Academy: 50 exposures, two positive students and one positive employee between reports on Aug. 21, Oct. 16 and Nov. 6.

● Manatee Elementary: 20 people exposed to one positive student, Nov. 30.

● Manatee High: 264 exposures, 14 positive students and four positive employees between reports on Aug. 21, Aug. 25, Sep. 2, Sep. 15, Oct. 2, Oct. 13, Oct. 16, Oct. 22, Oct. 26, Oct. 29, Nov. 2, Nov. 10, Nov. 16 and Nov. 17.

● Manatee Technical College, all campuses: 51 exposures, six positive employees and six positive students between reports on Aug. 19, Oct. 13, Nov. 3, Nov. 5, Nov. 9 and Nov. 10 and Nov. 18.

● Matzke Support Center: 14 exposures and three positive employees between reports on Oct. 16, Oct. 26 and Nov. 30.

● Myakka City Elementary: no exposures after one student tested positive, Oct. 29.

● McNeal Elementary: 47 exposures, two positive employees and three positive students between reports on Sep. 18, Sep. 21, Nov. 9, Nov. 16 and Nov. 18.

● Miller Elementary: 39 exposures and two positive students between reports on Oct. 15 and Nov. 16.

● Mills Elementary: 62 exposures, five positive students and one positive employee between reports on Sep. 3, Oct. 22, Oct. 27 and Oct. 29.

● Moody Elementary: 109 quarantines, two positive employees and three positive students between reports on Aug. 21, Oct. 6, Oct. 28, Oct. 29 and Nov. 2.

● Nolan Middle: 134 exposures, five positive students and one positive employee between reports on Aug. 31, Sep. 1, Oct. 2, Nov. 12, Nov. 13 and Nov. 16.

● Oneco Elementary: 14 people exposed to one positive student, Nov. 16.

● Palm View K-8: 156 exposures, three positive employees and seven positive students between reports on Sep. 18, Oct. 13, Oct. 26, Oct. 27, Nov. 16 and Nov. 20.

● Palma Sola Elementary: 38 exposures, one positive employee and two positive students between reports on Aug. 25, Aug. 26 and Sep. 17.

● Palmetto Elementary: 126 exposures, seven positive students and three positive employees between reports on Aug. 25, Sep. 14, Oct. 16, Oct. 30, Nov. 13 and Nov. 16.

● Palmetto High: 255 exposures, six positive employees and nine positive students between reports on Aug. 27 Aug. 31, Sep. 23, Oct. 8, Oct. 14, Oct. 19, Oct. 20, Oct. 21, Oct. 22, Oct. 28, Oct. 29, Oct. 30, Nov. 17, Nov. 20 and Nov. 30.

● Parrish Community High: 137 exposures and 13 positive students between reports on Aug. 18, Sep. 8, Sep. 16, Oct. 7, Oct. 12, Oct. 23, Oct. 26, Nov. 2, Nov. 12, Nov. 13, Nov. 16 and Nov. 18.

● Prine Elementary: 17 exposures, one positive student and three positive employees between reports on Sep. 8, Oct. 9, Oct. 19 and Oct. 21.

● Professional Support Center: five exposures and three positive employees between reports on Oct. 27 and Oct. 29.

● Rogers-Garden Bullock Elementary: 33 people exposed to one positive employee and one positive student, Nov. 16.

● Samoset Elementary: 114 exposures, seven positive students and three positive employees between reports on Aug. 26, Oct. 19, Oct. 21, Oct. 26, Nov. 6 and Nov. 18.

● Sea Breeze Elementary: two exposures, one positive student and one positive employee between reports on Oct. 16 and Oct. 19.

● Southeast High: 53 exposures, six positive students and two positive employees between reports on Sep. 4, Sep. 8, Sep. 15, Nov. 9 and Nov. 17.

● Stewart Elementary: eight exposures, one positive student and one positive employee between reports on Nov. 2 and Nov. 3.

● Sugg Middle: 10 exposures and two positive students between reports on Aug. 20 and Nov. 3. (On Oct. 16, the school district reported 33 exposures but did not say how many students and/or employees had COVID-19.)

● Tara Elementary: 70 exposures and six positive students between reports on Aug. 19 Sep. 11, Sep. 24, Sep. 25 and Nov. 10.

● Tillman Elementary: 66 exposures to one positive employee, Oct. 19.

● Wakeland Support Center: one person exposed to one positive employee, Nov. 5.

● Williams Elementary: 91 exposures, two positive employees and three positive students between reports on Aug. 18, Aug. 31, Sep. 4, Oct. 29 and Nov. 20.

● Willis Elementary: 50 exposures and four positive students between reports on Aug. 21, Oct. 22 and Nov. 20.

● Witt Elementary: 86 exposures, six positive students and one positive employee between reports on Sep. 16 Oct. 28, Nov. 4, Nov. 16 and Nov. 20.

This story was originally published November 30, 2020 at 6:06 PM.