Frederick County Public Schools Health Metrics Dashboard
Frederick County Public Schools provides this data dashboard for families, staff and community members as a summary of student and staff COVID-19 cases broken down by school. We balance transparency about reporting COVID-19 cases to the community with privacy for our staff, students and families. The data dashboard also provides updated county and state metrics via direct links to the official county and state reporting sites.
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Classroom/cohort outbreak definition:
- At least two confirmed COVID-19 cases among students/teachers/staff within a 14-day period and who are epidemiologically linked, but not household contacts; or
School-wide outbreak definition:
- Three or more classrooms or cohorts with cases from separate households that meet the classroom/cohort outbreak definition that occurs within 14 days; or
- Five percent or more unrelated students/teachers/staff have confirmed COVID-19 within a 14 day period (minimum of 10 unrelated students/teachers/staff).
The Maryland Department of Health makes the decision regarding whether or not cases qualify as a school outbreak.
The COVID-19 Guidance for Maryland Schools,issued in August 2020 by the Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland State Department of Education, includes Health metrics to guide school reopening discussions. It shows options that range from "Expanded in-person programs" to "Limited or no in-person programs." The options represent a continuum with no definitive cut point for any decision. The metrics are important factors to consider in making determinations about the operation of school programs; however, there are additional data that must be considered.
FCPS is prioritizing the return of students into classrooms following strict safety protocols and with risk-mitigation strategies in place, including social distancing, face coverings and frequent hand washing.
All decisions about in-person instruction will be made based on metrics, outbreak data, contract tracing data and guidance from the Frederick County Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Superintendent Dr. Terry Alban is in regular contact with both the Frederick County Health Department, led by Health Officer Dr. Barbara Brookmyer, and the Maryland Department of Health.
The health and safety of students and staff is paramount.
Click one of the buttons located above to view current relevant health metrics for our local community and schools.
FCPS Positive COVID Cases
Confirmed Cases & Deaths, 7 Day Positivity Rates
Data in this section will be updated daily based on the most recently available information. All data are preliminary and are subject to change based on additional reporting. Data reflects cases and deaths among Frederick County residents only. Hospitalizations shown are for Frederick Health Hospital and reflect all patients who have tested positive for COVID-19. Hospital data is delayed one day.
Data for ZIP codes with 7 or fewer cases are suppressed according to Maryland Department of Health guidelines.
Death data are presented by both date of report and by date of death. Death data are updated as amendments to the death record are received. Change in deaths in the last 24 hours does not mean that the deaths occurred in the last 24 hours, and some reports of deaths may be delayed.
Positivity Rate (%) and Case Rate per 100,000
Maryland Schools Outbreak Data
NOTES: While FCPS provides numbers of newly reported cases of COVID-19 per week, the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) only provides information about outbreaks of COVID-19 in Maryland schools. The numbers of cases displayed in schools with outbreaks by MDH reflect the number of cases during the outbreak period only. Outbreak periods of time are variable and may span for several weeks. MDH updates their dashboard every Wednesday, and the FCPS dashboard is updated every Monday. Because MDH and FCPS are providing different types of data over different time periods, the numbers in the two dashboards will not be the same.
The Maryland Department of Health makes the decision regarding whether or not cases qualify as a school outbreak.
Below is the Maryland.gov Outbreak-Associated Cases in Schools.
The following is a note and definition as defined by the Maryland Health Department: This dataset reflects public and non-public K-12 schools in Maryland that have COVID-19 outbreaks. Data are based on local health department reports to MDH, which may be revised if additional information becomes available. This list does not include child care facilities or institutes of higher education.
Schools listed meet 1 or more of the following criteria:
Classroom/cohort outbreak definition:
- 1) At least two confirmed COVID-19 cases among students/teachers/staff within a 14-day period and who are epidemiologically linked, but not household contacts; or
School-wide outbreak definition:
- 2) Three or more classrooms or cohorts with cases from separate households that meet the classroom/cohort outbreak definition that occurs within 14 days; or
- 3) Five percent or more unrelated students/teachers/staff have confirmed COVID-19 within a 14 day period (minimum of 10 unrelated students/teachers/staff).
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