By Jerry Bellune
JerryBellune@yahoo.com
Lexington County's 5 districts report 36 schools are infected with covid-19.
That's an increase of 12 more schools.
In some schools both students and employees were infected.
Health officials continue to disguise exact case numbers in reporting "fewer than 5 cases."
At only Lexington High School did they report 7 students infected.
Lexington District 1 reports specific case numbers on its website.
Department of Health and Environmental Control officials says they do this to protect privacy.
Rep. Chip Huggins has joined the Chronicle in asking the governor to force disclosure of specific numbers but not individual students or faculty names.
Bill Rogers of the SC Press Association, said “The exact number of cases is no violation of anyone’s privacy.”

Lexington 1
Beechwood Middle: Fewer than 5 students and and fewer than 5 employees
Carolina Springs Middle: Fewer than 5 students
Centerville Elementary: Fewer than 5 students and fewer than 5 employees
Forts Pond Elementary: Fewer than 5 students and fewer than 5 employees
Gilbert Elementary: Fewer than 5 students
Gilbert High: Fewer than 5 employees
Gilbert Middle: Fewer than 5 students
Lexington Elementary: Fewer than 5 employees
Lexington High: 7 students
Meadow Glen Middle: Fewer than 5 students
Midway Elementary: Fewer than 5 students
Pelion Elementary: Fewer than 5 employees
Pelion High: Fewer than 5 students and fewer than 5 employees
Pleasant Hill Middle: Fewer than 5 students
River Bluff High: Fewer than 5 students and fewer than 5 employees
Rocky Creek Elementary: Fewer than 5 students
Saxe Gotha Elementary: Fewer than 5 students
White Knoll High: Fewer than 5 students

Lexington 2
Airport High: Fewer than 5 students and fewer than 5 employees
Brookland-Cayce Senior High: Fewer than 5 students
Wood Elementary: Fewer than 5 students
Pine Ridge Middle: Fewer than 5 students
Saluda River Arts: Fewer than 5 students

Lexington 3
Batesburg-Leesville Middle: Fewer than 5 students and fewer than 5 employees

Lexington 4
Sandhills Elementary: Fewer than 5 students
Swansea High: Fewer than 5 students

Lexington-Richland 5
Ballentine Elementary: Fewer than 5 employees
Chapin High: Fewer than 5 students and fewer than 5 employees
Chapin Intermediate: Fewer than 5 employees
Chapin Midde: Fewer than 5 employees
Dutch Fork Middle: Fewer than 5 employees
Irmo Elementary: Fewer than 5 employees
Irmo High: Fewer than 5 employees
7 Oaks Elementary: Fewer than 5 employees
Spring Hill High: Fewer than 5 students