STATE EDUCATION / CORONAVIRUS

More Texas students tested positive for COVID-19 last week than at any time last school year

There have been 20,256 reported cases among students across the state since the school year began.

By Brian Lopez and Kalley Huang, The Texas Tribune
Posted 5/27/21

Even as some Texas schools hadn’t yet started the school year, the number of positive COVID-19 student cases statewide reported last week surpassed the peak seen any time last year, state data …

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