School officials and health experts spent months and countless hours developing plans to bring students back into the classroom safely. But barely two months into the new academic year, many schools’ reopening plans were halted, changed, or completely scrapped.
24/7 Wall St. reviewed guidelines released by state governors and health and education departments, as well as news articles, to create a list of restrictions, re-closures, and safety recommendations for schools in every state.
Just as students, parents, and teachers are beginning to settle in and get used to the new normal of daily temperature checks at the door, mask wearing, and staying socially distant, they have had to adapt to sudden closures after students or staff tested positive for COVID-19. Sometimes, these closures have lasted a day, other times two weeks. In rare cases, schools have switched to remote learning until further notice.
The parameters for shutting down for in-person instruction are not uniform and are up to each school. Some have decided to go fully remote only after one confirmed case, which may have caused a large portion of the student body to quarantine. Others have waited until dozens of COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the school before shutting in-person instruction. Some school districts have started monitoring community positivity rates instead of how many people test positive at the school because some people get tested more than once.
While new coronavirus cases and positivity rates vary from district to district, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen across the country. Last week, the number of new reported cases a day reached almost 100,000, the fifth time in a week a new daily case record was set — these are the states where the virus spread is getting worse (and where it’s slowing).
Click here to see how schools in every state are managing COVID-19.
Alabama
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended for nurses and school visitors
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks
> Re-closing schools: At least 6 schools in different counties have moved classes online until various times in November due to too many people having to quarantine.
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 4,046 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 197,777)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 5.1% — 14th smallest increase (from 186,437 to 195,929)
> Population: 4.9 million
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Alaska
> Mask or face covering rules: Encouraged whenever possible
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature and symptom screening for all
> Re-closing schools: At least 30 Kenai Peninsula schools were closed for in-person instruction until the end of October due to the high number of COVID-19 cases in the borough
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 2,366 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 17,448)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 17.9% — 5th largest increase (from 14,798 to 17,448)
> Population: 737,000
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Arizona
> Mask or face covering rules: Required if social distancing is difficult
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening and temperature checks
> Re-closing schools: Tucson’s largest school district delayed the start of hybrid in-person learning until Nov. 12.
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 3,495 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 250,633)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 4.0% — 7th smallest increase (from 240,122 to 249,818)
> Population: 7.2 million
Arkansas
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for children 10+ on buses, drivers, required for adults and students 10+ in school buildings
> Health screening precautions: Have screening stations, screening signs
> Re-closing schools: The Earle School District closed an elementary school indefinitely after a second person tested positive. A high school in Little Rock closed for 2 weeks in October after 85 students and 4 staff members tested positive.
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 3,800 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 114,519)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 6.4% — 22nd smallest increase (from 107,679 to 114,519)
> Population: 3.0 million
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California
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for adults and Grade 3 and up
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening and temperature checks, hand-washing required before entering school
> Re-closing schools: Many schools are still in zones where transmission is widespread and are not allowed to open for in-person instruction. Schools in counties where cases have declined below state-mandated thresholds can reopen.
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 2,376 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 940,010)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 3.4% — 4th smallest increase (from 904,198 to 934,672)
> Population: 39.6 million
Colorado
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended for students 11+, required for staff and if social distancing is difficult
> Health screening precautions: At-home or on-site symptom screening, temperature checks
> Re-closing schools: Gov. Jared Polis has said he would consider closing all schools closed again if that’s needed to get coronavirus cases under control. Students in Aurora started classes in-person at the end of October.
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 2,014 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 114,709)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 16.2% — 6th largest increase (from 98,733 to 114,709)
> Population: 5.7 million
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Connecticut
> Mask or face covering rules: Masks required for all when inside school
> Health screening precautions: Maximize social distancing, students bring their own water
> Re-closing schools: At least 8 schools, including in Groton, Fairfield, and New Britain temporarily closed until the end of Sept. or mid-October after students positive, classes were moved online
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 2,095 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 74,843)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 7.6% — 24th smallest increase (from 68,637 to 73,858)
> Population: 3.6 million
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Delaware
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for staff and grades 4-12, recommended for Pre-K – 3 grade
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening and temperature checks at home, the state will provide testing for staff and students
> Re-closing schools: The state is no longer using percentage of people who have tested positive as criteria to reopen schools. Instead Delaware is tracking the percent of positive tests, which may be higher because people are tested more than once
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 2,640 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 25,534)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 4.9% — 12th smallest increase (from 24,249 to 25,426)
> Population: 967,000
Florida
> Mask or face covering rules: Up to each school
> Health screening precautions: Set up secondary clinic for kids showing symptoms
> Re-closing schools: At least 1 school in Key Biscayne closed after 2 students tested positive, classes were moved online. Gov. Ron DeSantis has said that school closures should be off the table.
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 3,834 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 816,700)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 3.9% — 6th smallest increase (from 786,311 to 816,700)
> Population: 21.3 million
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Georgia
> Mask or face covering rules: Personal choice
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks for all
> Re-closing schools: 1 high school in South Fulton temporarily closed in mid-October after several people tested positive, classes were moved online. Several Jackson County middle and high schools were temporarily closed in September.
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 3,466 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 364,589)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 2.7% — 2nd smallest increase (from 353,372 to 362,921)
> Population: 10.5 million
Hawaii
> Mask or face covering rules: Required if social distancing is difficult
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screenings
> Re-closing schools: Reopening schools for inp-person learning or online will be based on 7-day case counts and positivity percentages
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 1,078 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 15,318)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 3.8% — 5th smallest increase (from 14,672 to 15,231)
> Population: 1.4 million
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Idaho
> Mask or face covering rules: Required by some districts
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening and temperature checks for all
> Re-closing schools: At least 2 school districts closed down schools for in-person instruction until early October after multiple people tested positive, classes were moved online. Schools in Ada County remained open despite the area being in the highest level of community sp
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 3,821 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 67,024)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 10.0% — 21st largest increase (from 60,923 to 67,024)
> Population: 1.8 million
Illinois
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for all students age 5+
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screenings and temperature checks for all
> Re-closing schools: Contact sports like football and volleyball in Illinois cancelled until spring. There have been 44 outbreaks in schools, at least 481 cases linked to schools since August
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 3,434 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 437,556)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 12.3% — 17th largest increase (from 382,985 to 430,018)
> Population: 12.7 million
Indiana
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended for school staff
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks
> Re-closing schools: Public schools started phasing in students for in-person instruction on Oct. 5. As of Oct. 27, there are more than 5,000 coronavirus cases in Indiana schools, and 915 of those cases were recorded in one week.
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 2,866 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 191,764)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 12.9% — 14th largest increase (from 166,564 to 188,066)
> Population: 6.7 million
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Iowa
> Mask or face covering rules: Not recommended but allowed
> Health screening precautions: Up to each school
> Re-closing schools: The Des Moines school district defied Gov. Kim Reynolds order and started the school year remotely. At least one high school in Davenport closed until Oct. 5 after 11 people tested positive and 200+ had to quarantine, classes were moved online
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 4,311 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 136,047)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 13.3% — 13th largest increase (from 117,630 to 133,229)
> Population: 3.2 million
Kansas
> Mask or face covering rules: REquired for staff, visitors, and most students
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks for staff
> Re-closing schools: Schools in small and big towns have moved classes online full-time and have canceled sport events due to coronavirus exposure and team quarantines
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 3,167 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 92,215)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 13.4% — 12th largest increase (from 78,676 to 89,227)
> Population: 2.9 million
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Kentucky
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended or required, depending on local virus transmission level
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks
> Re-closing schools: Schools started resuming in-person classes on Oct. 22
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 2,493 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 111,379)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 13.8% — 11th largest increase (from 97,866 to 111,379)
> Population: 4.5 million
Louisiana
> Mask or face covering rules: Required, students who can’t wear them will be in static groups
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening and temperature checks
> Re-closing schools: Several large private schools resumed full-time in-person classes a the beginning of October; public schools still use a hybrid model
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 3,973 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 185,144)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 2.1% — the smallest increase (from 180,991 to 184,769)
> Population: 4.7 million
Maine
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for adults, required for students age 5+
> Health screening precautions: Daily self-checks for students and staff
> Re-closing schools: A high school in York temporarily closed at the end of October after 1 positive cases led to the quarantine of 47 students and 9 staff members, classes were moved online
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 529 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 7,077)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 9.7% — 23rd largest increase (from 6,311 to 6,926)
> Population: 1.3 million
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Maryland
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks for staff
> Re-closing schools: Dorchester County, closed schools fpr in-person instruction, the first county in the state to do so, amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 2,462 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 148,766)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 4.3% — 9th smallest increase (from 141,741 to 147,766)
> Population: 6.0 million
Massachusetts
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for grade 2 and up, encouraged for the rest
> Health screening precautions: Temperature checks are not recommended
> Re-closing schools: Public schools in Boston moved classes online after a spike in coronavirus cases, in-person instruction will resume when there are two full weeks of falling infection rates
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 2,279 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 157,308)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 5.3% — 16th smallest increase (from 149,361 to 157,308)
> Population: 6.9 million
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Michigan
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for some
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks recommended
> Re-closing schools: There have been at least 7 new coronavirus outbreaks with more than 5 cases in school buildings in the week leading up to Nov. 2. Ongoing outbreaks with about 1,000 positive cases are in colleges and universities
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 2,078 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 207,763)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 13.9% — 10th largest increase (from 182,344 to 207,763)
> Population: 10.0 million
Minnesota
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for students, staff, and others in schools, offices, and transportation
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening and temperature checks
> Re-closing schools: A high school in Fairmont switched to remote learning after county case rates increased, Brainerd school district moved all high school classes online for 2 weeks, an elementary school in the Sauk Rapids Rice School District closed temporarily after 1 con
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 2,853 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 160,070)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 14.0% — 9th largest increase (from 137,146 to 156,313)
> Population: 5.6 million
Mississippi
> Mask or face covering rules: Required if social distancing is difficult
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening and temperature checks
> Re-closing schools: 871 new cases have been confirmed between Oct. 19 – 23 in 78 counties in Mississippi
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 4,094 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 122,275)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 4.2% — 8th smallest increase (from 116,617 to 121,509)
> Population: 3.0 million
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Missouri
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended if social distancing is difficult
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening.
> Re-closing schools: Several schools across the state temporarily closed to contain a cluster of coronavirus cases, many students either tested positive or had to leave school because they had to quarantine
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 3,151 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 193,023)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 10.3% — 20th largest increase (from 172,717 to 190,424)
> Population: 6.1 million
Montana
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended for all students and staff
> Health screening precautions: Visitor temperature checks
> Re-closing schools: Whitefish Public Schools closed its middle school after 16 new cases in the district, classes were moved online, Jordan Public Schools closed schools for 2 weeks in early October after 1 staff member tested positive, classes were moved online
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 3,385 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 35,955)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 19.8% — 3rd largest increase (from 29,346 to 35,159)
> Population: 1.1 million
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Nebraska
> Mask or face covering rules: Up to each school
> Health screening precautions: Visitors wash hands before entering the school, symptom self-screen
> Re-closing schools: Students in Omaha Public Schools, Nebraska’s largest public school district, returned to the classroom starting Sept. 23 for the first time since March
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 3,839 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 74,060)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 12.6% — 16th largest increase (from 64,499 to 72,620)
> Population: 1.9 million
Nevada
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended for staff and students
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening and temperature checks recommended, post signs about proper hand-washing and other ways to stop the virus
> Re-closing schools: At least one elementary school was temporarily closed after one suspected positive case that may have exposed 8 people, Bishop Manogue Catholic High School temporarily closed in October after 2 students tested positive
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 3,430 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 104,093)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 6.3% — 21st smallest increase (from 96,908 to 103,025)
> Population: 3.0 million
New Hampshire
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screenings for staff, students
> Re-closing schools: One high school suspended sports indefinitely after several students tested positive, Portsmouth High School closed down temporarily at the end of October after 1 student tested positive.
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 852 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 11,563)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 8.7% — 24th largest increase (from 10,531 to 11,448)
> Population: 1.4 million
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New Jersey
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for school staff and visitors
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening and history of exposure
> Re-closing schools: Schools in Paterson extended online learning until Jan. 19, 2021. Schools in more than 30 towns had temporarily closed since the school year began because students and teachers tested positive.
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 2,753 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 245,257)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 5.0% — 13th smallest increase (from 231,331 to 242,825)
> Population: 8.9 million
New Mexico
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for students and staff
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks
> Re-closing schools: The Public Education Department paused the reopening of schools for in-person instruction, warning all schools may be shut down again due to a resurgence of the coronavirus
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 2,350 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 49,240)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 14.1% — 8th largest increase (from 43,169 to 49,240)
> Population: 2.1 million
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New York
> Mask or face covering rules: Required if social distancing is difficult
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks for all
> Re-closing schools: About 300 public and private schools in 9 hotspot zipcodes in Brooklyn and Queens were shut down temporarily in October after a spike in coronavirus cases, classes were moved online
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 2,629 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 513,689)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 3.0% — 3rd smallest increase (from 498,646 to 513,689)
> Population: 19.5 million
North Carolina
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for teachers and students K-12
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks
> Re-closing schools: A high school in Shelby temporarily closed until Oct. 15 after multiple people tested positive, classes were moved online
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 2,724 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 282,802)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 6.3% — 20th smallest increase (from 263,883 to 280,377)
> Population: 10.4 million
North Dakota
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended, especially if social distancing is difficult
> Health screening precautions: Testing for COVID-19 based on risk level
> Re-closing schools: The state suspended contact tracing due to too many new coronavirus cases, people are asked to reach out themselves to those who may have been exposed
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 6,355 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 48,301)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 20.6% — 2nd largest increase (from 39,130 to 47,187)
> Population: 760,000
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Ohio
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for staff
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening
> Re-closing schools: Several school districts changed plans to begin phasing in students in classrooms due to a resurgence of coronavirus cases. Several other schools extended online and hybrid learning
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 1,969 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 230,209)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 11.5% — 18th largest increase (from 202,740 to 226,138)
> Population: 11.7 million
Oklahoma
> Mask or face covering rules: Encouraged for staff and students
> Health screening precautions: Daily temperature checks at home recommended
> Re-closing schools: More than 290 public school districts, charter, and private schools — or more than half of all schools in the state — have reported coronavirus cases
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 3,240 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 127,772)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 6.9% — 23rd smallest increase (from 118,409 to 126,526)
> Population: 3.9 million
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Oregon
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for staff and students
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening and temperature checks
> Re-closing schools: Schools can reopen schools grades 4-12 if counties have 10 or fewer positive cases per 100,000 residents, and up to 30 cases per 100,000 for other students
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 1,123 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 47,049)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 8.5% — 25th largest increase (from 42,808 to 46,460)
> Population: 4.2 million
Pennsylvania
> Mask or face covering rules: Required if social distancing is difficult
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening
> Re-closing schools: At least 12 schools had temporarily closed this fall across the state. The Canton Area School District moved classes online until Oct. 13 after 1 staff member tested positive, middle and high school in Bellefonte closed temporarily on Oct. 8 after 1 person
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 1,700 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 217,666)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 8.3% — 25th smallest increase (from 198,446 to 214,871)
> Population: 12.8 million
Rhode Island
> Mask or face covering rules: Required if social distancing is difficult
> Health screening precautions: At-home or on-site symptom screening, temperature checks
> Re-closing schools: A high school in North Providence was temporarily closed in October after 2 students tested positive and 100 had to be quarantined
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 3,322 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 35,122)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 9.9% — 22nd largest increase (from 31,445 to 34,543)
> Population: 1.1 million
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South Carolina
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for students and staff who ride the state’s pupil transportation system
> Health screening precautions: Up to each school
> Re-closing schools: Lancaster High School temporarily closed after 5 staff members test positive for the coronavirus and 30 others had to quarantine
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 3,558 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 180,870)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 4.3% — 10th smallest increase (from 172,579 to 179,952)
> Population: 5.1 million
South Dakota
> Mask or face covering rules: Strongly recommended
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening and temperature checks
> Re-closing schools: South Dakota reported single-day record for new coronavirus cases on Oct. 30 after weeks of very high number of new cases
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 5,401 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 47,653)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 18.6% — 4th largest increase (from 39,494 to 46,858)
> Population: 882,000
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Tennessee
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for all staff, students in middle and high school
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening and temperature checks
> Re-closing schools: Cora Howe School in Nashville closed until Oct. 13 after 3 staff members tested positive, Harpeth High School closed for 2 weeks on Sept. 14 to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 3,934 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 266,357)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 5.8% — 18th smallest increase (from 251,774 to 266,357)
> Population: 6.8 million
Texas
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for adults and old enough students
> Health screening precautions: Symptom self-screening for staff
> Re-closing schools: Dozens of schools across Texas are requiring in-person instruction, eliminating the option for online learning, despite a spike in new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 3,194 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 916,773)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 4.8% — 11th smallest increase (from 874,367 to 916,773)
> Population: 28.7 million
Utah
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended
> Health screening precautions: Self-monitoring symptoms
> Re-closing schools: At least 2 high schools in Salt Lake County closed for 2 weeks until mid-October after 15 students and staff members tested positive, classes were moved online
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 3,776 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 119,375)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 11.3% — 19th largest increase (from 107,228 to 119,375)
> Population: 3.2 million
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Vermont
> Mask or face covering rules: Recommended for all staff
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening at home
> Re-closing schools: Crossett Brook Middle School in Duxbury closed for a week in September after 2 students tested positive
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 362 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 2,267)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 5.9% — 19th smallest increase (from 2,113 to 2,237)
> Population: 626,000
Virginia
> Mask or face covering rules: Required if social distancing is difficult
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screenings
> Re-closing schools: Hopewell High School temporarily closed at the end of October after 1 staff member tested positive and several having to quarantine
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 2,182 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 185,836)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 5.3% — 15th smallest increase (from 175,409 to 184,679)
> Population: 8.5 million
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Washington
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for staff, recommended for students
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening and temperature checks
> Re-closing schools: 2 schools in Southwest Washington closed due to coronavirus exposure, classes were moved online. Health officials in Thurston County recommend holding off on expanding in-person learning due to resurgence of COVID-19 cases
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 1,460 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 110,011)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 5.8% — 17th smallest increase (from 104,027 to 110,011)
> Population: 7.5 million
West Virginia
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for staff and students grades 3 and above
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening and temperature checks
> Re-closing schools: A high school in Oceana closed for 2 weeks in October after 1 person tested positive. Part of a school in Marion County closed after 1 person tested positive
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 1,439 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 25,987)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 12.7% — 15th largest increase (from 22,706 to 25,593)
> Population: 1.8 million
Wisconsin
> Mask or face covering rules: Required for teacher when close to other people, required for students in high-traffic periods
> Health screening precautions: Daily symptom screening and temperature checks recommended
> Re-closing schools: Barneveld School District has closed schools for in-person instruction, Lodi School District moved all classes online at least until Nov. 6
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 4,197 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 244,002)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 15.4% — 7th largest increase (from 206,311 to 238,067)
> Population: 5.8 million
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Wyoming
> Mask or face covering rules: Required if social distancing is difficult
> Health screening precautions: Up to each district
> Re-closing schools: Students don’t have to quarantine anymore if, when exposed, both the infected student and close contacts were wearing face coverings
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 4: 2,530 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 14,619)
> Change in trailing 7-day avg. daily cases, Oct 27 — Nov 3: 23.8% — the largest increase (from 11,806 to 14,619)
> Population: 578,000
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