3 students in Manatee School District catch COVID-19. Here are the affected campuses

Three students in the Manatee County School District have newly tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, at least 31 people at four campuses had to quarantine because they were exposed to the students.

According to Monday’s update from the school district, infected and exposed people were sent home from the following Manatee County schools:

• Bashaw Elementary School, one positive student and 20 exposures.
• Lakewood Ranch High School, one positive student and eight exposures.
• WIlliams Elementary School, one positive student and three exposures.

As of Wednesday night, the district recorded a total of 564 cases and at least 7,325 exposures at local schools and district offices in the second semester, which began Jan. 4.

Lakewood Ranch High recorded a total of 45 cases after the latest update, the most of any school in the current semester. Manatee High had the second-highest count with 37 cases, followed by Palmetto High School, with 29. and Buffalo Creek Middle School, 28. Among elementary schools, Moody Elementary had the most cases — 18.

There were 419 cases recorded in the district during the first semester of the current school year.

To see how many cases have been reported at each campus, visit the district’s online dashboard.

This story was originally published April 21, 2021 at 7:16 PM.