Decorah School district COVID-19 cases are up slightly, but still doing better than the county as a whole

Posted: Sun, Nov 8, 2020 5:42 PM

The latest figures of COVID-19 cases involving the Decorah School District show a total of 52 students either in isolation or quarantining.

The school district's latest report says of approximately 290 staff members, eight have tested positive and all eight have recovered. Of approximately 1,575 on-site students, 16 have tested positive for COVID-19, while eight of those have recovered.

Meanwhile, school district officials say they have noticed that over the past few weeks, students have been using disposable face masks in increased numbers. Disposable face masks generally cost between 16 cents to 25 cents each, meaning a box of 2000 masks costs between $350 to $400. School district officials say the primary purposes for having disposable masks available in the buildings and on the buses are for emergency student use when a cloth face mask has been forgotten and for spectators who come to district events without a face mask.