7 new coronavirus infections in Manatee public schools. These are the affected campuses

The Manatee County School District on Tuesday reported seven new coronavirus infections on its campuses. As a result, at least 39 people went into quarantine because they were exposed to an infected person.

The newest cases were reported at:

• Ballard Elementary School, one positive student and one exposure.
• Braden River High School, two positive students and six exposures.
• Harvey Elementary School, one positive employee and 25 exposures.
• Lakewood Ranch High School, one positive student and four exposures.
• Manatee High School, one positive student and three exposures.
• Matzke Support Center, one positive employee. The number of exposures was pending the completion of contact tracing.

As of Tuesday, Lakewood Ranch High School has reported 35 coronavirus infections — the highest number among school district campuses — since the start of the semester on Jan. 4. Twenty-two of those cases have been reported since March 23.

Lakewood Ranch High is followed by Buffalo Creek Middle, with 24 cases; Manatee High, Palmetto High and Parrish Community High, with 23 each; Braden River High, Jain Middle and Southeast High, with 18 each; and Moody Elementary, with 17.

As of Tuesday, the district has reported a total of 455 coronavirus infections and at least 6,133 quarantines. To read the number of cases and exposures at each campus, go to the school district’s online dashboard at manateeschools.net.

This story was originally published March 31, 2021 at 7:57 AM.