Over 3,000 students and staff members at various New Orleans public schools are in quarantine after possibly being exposed to COVID-19 according to NOLA-PS COVID-19 tracker.
According to data from the school system’s COVID Case Tracker, there are 299 active cases tracked right now, and that 3,004 people are in quarantine.
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The data shows KIPP Morial has 17 active cases with 362 people in quarantine. Warren Easton High School has the most with 21 active cases but only 57 people are in quarantine.
The school system updates its COVID case tracker every Monday. These are the latest numbers as of August 16 the school system notes.
The increase in cases in school comes as the Delta Variant stretches hospital capacity to the maximum, forcing Governor John Bel Edwards to reinstate a statewide mask mandate, and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell instates a mandate requiring people to show proof of vaccination before entering a business.