ROCHESTER — Rochester Public Schools reported a school-year high 564 new positive COVID-19 cases between Jan. 3-9, raising the total to 1,960 positive cases this school year.
The next highest report of positive cases this school year was 163 the week of Nov. 15-21
Of the new cases, 183 were reported in pre-K through fifth-graders, 288 in grades 6-12, and 93 with staff members.
Of the new positive cases, 42% were in unvaccinated individuals.
The district reported all RPS schools had multiple positive cases the past week.
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The Rochester School District has about 17,800 students and 2,700 staff members.
By the end of the 2020-21 school year, there were 717 positive cases and 4,575 people who had to quarantine. Students, however, spent much of that school year in either hybrid or distance learning.
