LISD’s new case count for in-person and virtual plus students and staff is based on lab-confirmed positive case notification to campuses and the district.

LISD’s active case count for in-person and virtual plus students and staff is based on lab-confirmed positive cases and the estimated isolation period.

The table is not cumulative of all historical cases. Cases are listed until the student or staff member who has tested positive completes the required isolation period. Students and staff with a confirmed case of COVID-19 are required to isolate until at least 10 days have passed since their symptom onset AND their symptoms have improved, or since their positive test if they have no symptoms. At that time, the case will no longer be considered active and will be removed from this table. Please note, the isolation period begins when LISD is first notified of COVID-19 symptoms or a lab-confirmed positive test.

Our process is to confirm, conduct a Close Contact Review, notify those who need to quarantine or isolate, and then send out a schoolwide communication when the positive individual was present on campus during the infectious period. Table data is collected every day at 4 p.m. and updated the following day by 10 a.m. It is possible there is a discrepancy in data if the case is reported after 4 p.m. That case should be reflected in the active case count not the next day, but the following. Contact your campus if you believe an active case is not displaying here appropriately. Please note, the totals include positive cases only, not precautionary quarantines.

LISD campuses send a notification letter home each time the district is informed of a lab-confirmed positive test result. If someone is displaying symptoms that could be associated with COVID without a positive case, the individual is isolated. No parent letter is sent or case is added to this table unless a COVID test returns as a positive result. Contact your campus if you believe an active case is not displaying here appropriately. Please note, the totals include positive cases only, not precautionary quarantines.

Isolation Period
According to the CDC, isolation is used to separate people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, from people who are not infected. Isolation is also used for people who have COVID-19 symptoms. People who are in isolation should stay home until it’s safe for them to be around others. In the home, anyone sick or infected should separate themselves from others by staying in a specific “sick room” or area and using a separate bathroom (if available).

Quarantine Period
According to the CDC, quarantine is used to keep someone who has been exposed to COVID-19 away from others. Quarantine helps prevent spread of disease that can occur before a person knows they are sick or if they are infected with the virus without feeling symptoms. People in quarantine should stay home, separate themselves from others, monitor their health, and follow directions from their state or local health department.

No, this table includes case numbers for students participating in on-campus instruction (in-person or virtual plus learning) only.