South Carolina health officials confirmed more cases of COVID-19 in schools across the state during February than in any other month so far, according to data from the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control.
SC DHEC confirmed 3,807 cases of viruses in state schools from February 1st to 28th. That is more than 1,000 cases more than the January total.
South Carolina schools had an accumulated total of 13,670 confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to SC DHEC. This means that 10,100 students and 3,570 employees attended school while infecting since the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year.
Beginning March 8, school staff will be eligible for coronavirus vaccine appointments, along with other frontline staff. For more information, visit scdhec.gov/covid19/covid-19-vaccine.
Local schools
In Aiken County, SC DHEC confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 35 public schools, one charter school and five private schools in the past 30 days. Most of them reported less than five cases among students, staff, or both.
North Augusta High, which has a cumulative total of 42 student cases, reported nine cases of students attending school with COVID-19, according to SC DHEC. South Aiken High reported eight new student cases.
Five student cases have been reported in the past 30 days at Midland Valley High and Mossy Creek Elementary, and North Augusta Middle reported six student cases.
Here are all the schools in Aiken County that have reported cases in the past 30 days:
- Aiken County Career Center
- Aiken Elementary
- Aiken High
- Intermediate Aiken
- Belvedere Elementary
- Byrd Elementary
- Chukker Creek Elementary
- Clearwater elementary
- Cyril B. Busbee Elementary
- East Aiken School of Arts
- First Presbyterian Preschool
- Gloverville Elementary
- Hammond Hill Elementary
- Horse Creek Academy
- JD Lever Elementary
- Jackson Middle
- Jefferson Elementary
- Langley Bath Clearwater Middle
- Leavelle McCampbell Middle
- Lloyd-Kennedy Charter
- MB Kennedy Middle
- Mead Hall Episcopal School
- Midland Valley High
- Millbrook Elementary
- Mossy Creek Elementary
- New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle
- North Aiken Elementary
- North Augusta Elementary
- North Augusta High
- North Augusta Middle
- Oakwood-Windsor Elementary
- Redcliffe Elementary
- Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary
- Ridge Spring-Monetta High
- Silver Bluff High
- South Aiken Baptist Christian School
- South Aiken High
- Santa Maria Auxiliadora Catholic School
- Wagener-Salley High
- Warrenville Elementary
- Victory Christian School
In Edgefield County, the Wardlaw Academy private school, Fox Creek High charter school and Douglas Elementary, Johnston Elementary, Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle, Merriwether Middle and Strom Thurmond High public schools have reported cases in the past 30 days.
SC DHEC also confirmed cases at Barnwell County public schools, Blackville Hilda High, Macedonia Elementary, Williston-Elko High, Williston-Elko Middle, Barnwell Elementary, Barnwell High, Barnwell Primary and Guinyard Butler Middle.
For cumulative and recent data on COVID-19 in schools in South Carolina, visit scdhec.gov/covid19 and click on “Student, Teacher & Faculty Cases.”