Schools, mainly those without mask mandates, driving COVID-19 spread in Maricopa County
Schools, mainly those without mask mandates, driving COVID-19 spread in Maricopa County
Aug 31, 2021, 4:45 AM | Updated: 10:17 am
PHOENIX — Health officials said Monday that outbreaks in schools, especially among those that aren’t requiring masks, are driving the spread of COVID-19 in Arizona’s most populous county.
Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine, Maricopa County medical director for disease control, said school outbreaks are doubling every week, a rate she said hasn’t been seen previously.
Schools that don’t have a mask mandate are also twice as likely to have an outbreak, according to Sunenshine.
Maricopa County has 204 active COVID-19 outbreaks in schools, according to its dashboard. Of those, 161 are in elementary and middle schools, where most students aren’t approved for the vaccine.
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