Monday, January 20, 2025

Covid-19 cases continue to drop in NHCS

SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — New Hanover County Schools is reporting 204 Covid-19 cases and 12 quarantines for exposure on campus, according to the district’s dashboard. It’s the lowest number of cases since the week of Dec. 13-17.

The past weeks’ tallies were 342, 687, 910, 586 and 302.

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Here’s a school-by-school breakdown:

Elementary
Alderman Elementary — 2
Anderson Elementary — 10
Bellamy Elementary — 5
Blair Elementary — 1
Bradley Creek Elementary — 2
Carolina Beach Elementary — 2
Castle Hayne Elementary — 16
Codington Elementary — 8
College Park Elementary — 3
College Road Early Childhood Center — 2
Eaton Elementary — 10
Forest Hills Elementary — 6
The International School at Gregory — 5
Holly Tree Elementary — 8
Johnson PreK Center — 5
Mary C Williams Elementary — 3
Murrayville Elementary — 9
Ogden Elementary — 3
Masonboro Elementary — 5
Pine Valley Elementary — 5
Porters Neck Elementary — 5
Snipes Elementary — 6
Sunset Park Elementary — 2
Winter Park Elementary — 1
Wrightsboro Elementary — 3
Wrightsville Beach Elementary — 3

Middle
Holly Shelter Middle — 8
Murray Middle — 8
Myrtle Grove Middle — 2
Noble Middle — 3
Roland-Grise Middle — 5
Trask Middle — 4
Williston Middle — 2

High
Ashley High — 14
Career Readiness Academy at Mosley — 2
Hoggard High — 8
Laney High — 12
New Hanover High — 3
Wilmington Early College High — 3

Brunswick County Schools

As of Friday, Brunswick County Schools is reporting 34 active Covid-19 cases, including three in central services, on its dashboard. Just over 50 students and staff were exposed to the virus and quarantined.

BCS issues the following disclaimer: “This data reflects the number of reported COVID-19 cases in the district. Due to a revision in testing requirements from NC DHHS and in the Strong Schools NC Public Health Toolkit, the dashboard may not accurately reflect the number of positive cases or the number of close contacts.”

Elementary
Bolivia Elementary — 2
Lincoln Elementary — 2
Southport Elementary — 1
Supply Elementary — 2
Town Creek Elementary — 3
Union Elementary —
Jessie Mae Monroe — 1
Virginia Williamson Elementary — 4

Middle
Shallotte Middle — 5
Town Creek Middle — 2
Cedar Grove Middle — 2

Waccamaw School — 3

High
North Brunswick High — 2
West Brunswick High — 1
The COAST — 1

Pender County Schools

Pender County Schools confirmed 82 Covid-19 cases and 325 quarantines the week of Jan. 30-Feb. 5, according to its latest numbers.

Elementary
Cape Fear Elementary — 3
C.F. Pope Elementary — 1
Malpass Corner Elementary — 3
North Topsail Elementary — 6
Surf City Elementary — 8
South Topsail Elementary — 2
Topsail Elementary — 6

Penderlea School — 2

Middle
Cape Fear Middle — 1
Surf City Middle — 9
Topsail Middle — 17
West Pender Middle — 1

High
Heide Trask High — 10
Pender Early College — 1
Pender High — 7
Topsail High — 5


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Alexandria Sands
Alexandria Sands
Alexandria Sands is a journalist covering New Hanover County and education. Before Port City Daily, she reported for the award-winning State Port Pilot in Southport. She graduated from UNC Charlotte and wrote for several Charlotte publications while there. When not writing, Williams is most likely in the gym, reading or spending time with her Golden Pyrenees. Reach her at alexandria@localdailymedia.com or on Twitter @alexsands_

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