Graphs of COVID-19 Updates
  • February 14, 2022

Naomi Bloom

STAFF WRITER

Last updated Feb. 7, 2022

The graphs show the number of new cases reported by day, week, month, and overall in Andover High School and the Andover Public School district since the return to school after winter break on January 3, 2022.

After winter break, there was a surge in COVID-19 cases, but the numbers are gradually decreasing. According to the Andover Public Schools COVID-19 Dashboard, shown on the Weekly Cases graph, the number of cases in the school has tended to spike after the weekends, then go down over the week. This pattern has been repeating each week since the break, but the spikes have been becoming smaller. 

The Dashboard resets on Saturdays, but as of February 7th, as shown in the Total Cases graph, over 317 students at Andover High School and nearly 100 students and staff in the district had tested positive for COVID since after winter break. This is about 17.6% and 14.7%, respectively, of students and staff. While the number of cases is at a steady decline, it is still important to follow the COVID-19 guidelines and be careful to not catch it.

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