The city school district is requesting and not mandating masks, Trail said. Spread of COVID-19: Rutherford County sees more COVID-19 hospitalizations as cases exceed 2,000 Governor's order prohibits mandate for school masks Local hospitals are also reporting increased treatment for COVID-19 cases, and many need ICU beds.

Since then, the total count has climbed to 47,755 with 458 deaths. Seven people have died from the virus since July 24, records show. Rutherford County had its first confirmed case of COVID-19 on March 13, 2020. 6-13, the city district's COVID-19 website dashboard reported 39 student and employee cases. On July 20, the county compiled 323 cases, according to the Tennessee Department of Health. The week of Aug. Murfreesboro City Schools notified Erma Siegel parents of the situation at time when COVID-19 cases have spread to 2,135 active cases, as of Wednesday in Rutherford County. 'As per our procedures, we have notified the parents and recommended the students quarantine.' 'The students in the class have been identified as potential close contacts,' Evans said. In the county's case, students who are on quarantine will complete work through asynchronous learning and then turn in the work when they return to school, Evans said. This school year, the city district has four other teachers providing virtual instruction for students in quarantine. 'Based on the number of positive COVID-19 cases within the school, we are asking all Erma-Siegel students and staff to wear a mask for the next two weeks and be diligent in social distancing to help stop the spread.' 'This call is not to alarm families, but we do wish to be transparent and proactive,' Trail told parents of Erma Siegel Elementary, which has 801 students. The three Erma Siegel Elementary classroom teachers will provide virtual instruction until the classes return for in-person learning, Trail said.

Murfreesboro's Erma Siegel Elementary placed three classrooms in COVID-19 quarantine, and Rutherford County's Stewarts Creek Elementary is recommending that students in one classroom quarantine, district representatives confirmed Thursday.Įrma Siegel Elementary has 15 students with COVID-19, said Lisa Trail, a spokesperson for the city district. One teacher at Stewarts Creek Elementary has tested positive for COVID-19, said James Evans, a county schools spokesperson. Watch Video: COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in Rutherford County

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