After schools returned following Habersham County’s winter break and Omicron variant cases surged, COVID-19 numbers in Habersham Schools spiked to heights that hadn’t been seen since September of 2021, shortly after cases began dropping off from the Delta variant surge. This week, those numbers stayed about the same.
For the two shortened days that students and staff attended class (they were off Monday for MLK Day and much of the rest of the week due to winter weather) student cases increased by 3, and school staff cases increased by 2 from the previous week.
| System Data Week Ending 1/21/22 | ||
| Active Student COVID-19 Cases | 47 | |
| Active School Staff COVID-19 Cases | 16 | |
| Active Non-School Staff COVID-19 Cases | 2 | |
| Elementary | Active Student Cases | Active Staff Cases |
| Baldwin | 3 | 2 |
| Clarkesville | 3 | 2 |
| Cornelia | 7 | 2 |
| Demorest | 4 | 2 |
| Fairview | 2 | 1 |
| Hazel Grove | 3 | 1 |
| Level Grove | 9 | 0 |
| Woodville | 2 | 1 |
| Secondary | Active Student Cases | Active Staff Cases |
| North Habersham | 2 | 1 |
| South Habersham | 2 | 1 |
| Wilbanks | 3 | 0 |
| Ninth Grade Academy | 3 | 1 |
| Success Academy | 0 | 0 |
| Habersham Central | 4 | 2 |
Data provided by Director of Nursing and Health Services Crystal Holcomb
The only school in the system with no cases of COVID-19 is the Habersham Success Academy. All other schools have at least two student cases.
Level Grove Elementary and Wilbanks Middle School currently do not have any staff cases. However, Level Grove has the most student cases in the system at 9, with Cornelia Elementary close behind at 7.
The Habersham County School System continues to offer virtual learning opportunities for students and vaccination opportunities for interested faculty and staff.
Those who would like to obtain weekly COVID-19 updates must contact Director of Nursing and Health Services Crystal Holcomb at [email protected] or speak with their child’s school principal.
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