As the 2020-2021 school year continues during the COVID-19 pandemic, ABC Action News will take parents and guardians through the numbers of COVID-19 in the Tampa Bay area school systems.
RECOMMENDED: MAP: Tampa Bay area schools that have reported confirmed positive COVID-19 cases
Hillsborough
- 56 new cases among teachers and students
- Sumner High School will play Durant High School in football. Durant was originally scheduled to play Kathleen High School (Polk).
- Sickles High School will play Zephyrhills. Originally they were supposed to play Sunlake High School (Pasco).
Pinellas
- 31 new cases among staff and students
Polk
- The district is removing their COVID-19 dashboard. So, the public will be required to depend on the State statistics that are released every Tuesday. Those numbers are a week old.
- From September 27 through September 30th- the district saw 26 cases
RECOMMENDED: Polk County School District releases more information on COVID-19 cases in schools
Pasco
- 26 new cases among staff and students
Sarasota
- 7 cases among students and staff
- Sarasota County changed it's COVID-19 Dashboard. The district no longer is identifying daily or cumulative cases, simply who in their schools is currently positive and/or isolated.
Manatee
- 2 new cases among students and staff.
- No new cases reported on September 29th, 30th and October 1st.
Highlands
- 3 new cases among staff and students
- No new cases reported on the 29th.
Citrus
- 12 new cases among students and staff.
***Weekly data is from Sunday, Sept.27 to October 2nd at 11AM.