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ICYMI: Harris County needs to curb its COVID-19 outbreak and hit specific benchmarks before schools should reopen, Judge Lina Hidalgo said Wednesday.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/hidalgo-county-health-officials-school-reopenings-15478720.php
In a thread, I'll post the benchmarks published by Harris and some other states/counties/cities.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/hidalgo-county-health-officials-school-reopenings-15478720.php
In a thread, I'll post the benchmarks published by Harris and some other states/counties/cities.
Harris County has a system with multiple metrics and tiered reopening plan. Minimum for starting to return:
-- 14-day daily average of under 400 new cases (8.5 per 100K)
-- 14-day average of under 5% positivity rate
-- 14-day trend of flat/decreasing cases
-- 3 hospital metrics
-- 14-day daily average of under 400 new cases (8.5 per 100K)
-- 14-day average of under 5% positivity rate
-- 14-day trend of flat/decreasing cases
-- 3 hospital metrics
State of Arizona recommends OK to start partial reopen in counties with:
-- 2 straight weeks of fewer than 100 new cases per 100K people (14.3 per 100K daily)
-- 2 straight weeks of test positivity rate under 7%
-- 2 straight weeks of COVID-related hospital visits under 10%
-- 2 straight weeks of fewer than 100 new cases per 100K people (14.3 per 100K daily)
-- 2 straight weeks of test positivity rate under 7%
-- 2 straight weeks of COVID-related hospital visits under 10%
State of Pennsylvania recommends OK to start partial reopen in counties with:
Fewer than 100 new cases per 100K people in the past week (14.3 per 100K daily) OR test positivity rate under 10% in the past week
Fewer than 100 new cases per 100K people in the past week (14.3 per 100K daily) OR test positivity rate under 10% in the past week
State of Massachusetts all-but-requires that districts can start partial reopen in municipalities with:
Fewer than 8 new cases per 100K residents per day on a 14-day rolling average.
Fewer than 8 new cases per 100K residents per day on a 14-day rolling average.
State of Oregon requires districts can start partial reopen in counties when:
-- State and county test positivity rates under 5% for preceding 7 days for 3 straight weeks
-- County reports less than 10 new cases per 100K people for 3 straight weeks
(W/multiple exceptions)
-- State and county test positivity rates under 5% for preceding 7 days for 3 straight weeks
-- County reports less than 10 new cases per 100K people for 3 straight weeks
(W/multiple exceptions)
El Paso city and county recommends OK to start partial reopen in county when:
-- 7-day rolling average of new cases is less than 25 per 100,000 people
-- Test positivity rate is under 7.5%
-- 14-day steady decline in 7-day rolling average of new cases
-- 7-day rolling average of new cases is less than 25 per 100,000 people
-- Test positivity rate is under 7.5%
-- 14-day steady decline in 7-day rolling average of new cases
City of San Antonio recommends OK to start partial reopen in city when:
Any of the following combinations are met to reach the "yellow" result column.
Any of the following combinations are met to reach the "yellow" result column.
As you can see, states/counties/cities are all over the map on when they think it's safe to start reopening schools.
They're using different metrics, benchmarks and time frames.
To suggest there's clear scientific data or consensus on this doesn't reflect our current reality.
They're using different metrics, benchmarks and time frames.
To suggest there's clear scientific data or consensus on this doesn't reflect our current reality.
