By Jerry Bellune
JerryBellune@yahoo.com
SC health officials report covid-19 cases in 8 Lexington County schools.
The Department of Health & …
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By Jerry Bellune
JerryBellune@yahoo.com
SC health officials report covid-19 cases in 8 Lexington County schools.
The Department of Health & Environmental Control announced Friday:
- Less than 5 student cases at Meadow Glen Elementary, Carolina Springs and Batesburg-Leesville Middle and Pelion High schools.
- Less than 5 faculty cases at Centerville and Lexington Elementary, Dutch Fork Middle and River Bluff High schools.
No cases were reported at other Lexington County schools.
The Chronicle asked why DHEC could not be more precise about exact number of cases at each school.
DHEC media relations official Laura Renwick said, "It's standard disease reporting practice (not specific to covid), that, if there are fewer than 5 cases associated with a facility, to represent this data as "less than 5" or ">5."
"The specific number for less than 5 individuals isn't provided as a standard disease surveillance practice to protect confidentiality, since reporting such a small number of cases could lead to individuals being identified.
"If a facility were to have at least 5 cases, then "5" or the higher number will appear."
The Chronicle has asked Renwick and DHEC to reconsider this reporting practice.
In an email, we wrote:
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