5 Manatee public school students come down with COVID. These are the affected campuses

The Manatee County School District on Thursday reported five new coronavirus infections on its campuses. As a result, at least 59 people went into quarantine because they were exposed to an infected person.

The newest cases were reported at:

• Freedom Elementary School, one positive student and 21 exposures.
• Lakewood Ranch High School, one positive student and 11 exposures.
• Manatee High School, one positive student and nine exposures.
• Parrish Community High School, two positive students and 18 exposures.

As of Thursday, Lakewood Ranch High School has reported 38 coronavirus infections — the highest number among school district campuses — since the start of the semester on Jan. 4. Twenty-five of those cases have been reported since March 23, when students returned from spring break.

Lakewood Ranch High is followed by Parrish Community High, with 25 cases; Buffalo Creek Middle and Manatee High School, with 24 each; Palmetto High with 23; Jain Middle, with 19; Braden River High and Southeast High, with 18 each; and Moody Elementary, with 17.

As of Thursday, the district has reported a total of 468 coronavirus infections and at least 6,282 quarantines. To read the number of cases and exposures at each campus, go to the school district’s online dashboard at manateeschools.net.