Loudoun County Public Schools is committed to providing current information to the community about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our schools. 

The data below provides information about two categories of students and staff members who have reported testing positive for the virus that causes COVID-19:

1. The number of active positive cases among staff members and students who participate in-person at an LCPS school or worksite, by school or work location;
2. The cumulative number of positive cases reported among staff members and students who participate in-person at an LCPS school or worksite since Sept. 8, 2020, by school or work location; and
3. The number of new cases among staff members and students who participate in-person at an LCPS school or worksite, by school or work location, reported within the last 24 hours. Data displayed on Mondays will reflect new cases reported on Fridays.

Active cases are those individuals who have reported testing positive and who are currently excluded from participation in any activity at an LCPS facility (including attending classes, athletic practices or reporting for on-site work, in the case of employees). This number will increase or decrease depending on their required period of isolation or when a student or staff member who has reported testing positive receives medical clearance to return to school-based activities or to work onsite. 

Cumulative cases is the total number of students or staff members who have reported testing positive for the virus since Sept. 8. This number includes all current active cases as well as individuals who have completed their period of isolation or been medically cleared to return to school-based activities or work. This number may increase but it will not decrease. 

New cases is the number of cases newly reported on the previous work day by staff members and students who participate in-person at an LCPS school or worksite. Data displayed on Mondays will reflect new cases reported on Fridays. Any cases reported on a weekend will be reflected in the data displayed on Tuesdays.

We are only reporting active cases of students or staff who are onsite; this includes students who may only be on-campus for athletics or extra-curricular activities.

When a staff member or student reports testing positive to LCPS, announcements are sent to all staff members and parents/guardians of students at the affected school. All other LCPS staff members are also informed, and the announcements are made public through area news media.

Data reported is as of 5 p.m. on the previous work day, and will be updated by 9 a.m. each work day.

A list of cases announced by LCPS and the affected school or facility since March 2020 is reflected in this LCPS Pre-Sept. 8, 2020, COVID-19 Case Data report.

Data reported below is current as of 5 p.m. Oct. 16, 2020.

Staff Members
3	19	33
New Staff Cases in the Last 24 Hours	Staff Positive Active Cases	Staff Positive Cumulative (since  Sept. 8)

Students
0	1	7
New Student Cases in the Last 24 Hours	Student Positive Active Cases	Student Positive Cumulative (since Sept. 8)

Core Indicators

The two core indicators listed below include measures of underlying community burden.  These measures are considered along with the school-based implementation of essential COVID-19 mitigation strategies.

Total number of new cases per 100,000 persons within the last 14 days in Loudoun County*  144.8
Percentage of RT-PCR tests that are positive during the last 14 days in Loudoun County** 5.4%

For more information on the CDC framework and to view the thresholds for each indicator, please visit
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/indicators.html#interpretation .