22% of positive elementary school students are ‘silent carriers,’ data shows

COVID-19 cases among students have nearly doubled since a month ago, according to a Central Florida statistician.

According to a local statistician, 22% of positive elementary school students are silent carriers of COVID-19.

Every week, the Department of Health publishes a school report which lists every Florida school and records if a student, teacher or staff member tested positive for COVID-19.

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On Oct. 24, the Department of Health said a total of almost 5,500 Florida students had tested positive for COVID-19.

By Nov. 14, that number had ballooned to nearly 10,600 students.

As for teachers, 639 had tested positive by Oct. 24. By Nov. 14, that number had more than doubled to 1,300.

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Staff members also had a significant increase in COVID-19 cases this past month from 425 to 831.

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