The reported count of on-campus student cases across Texas public schools is 2,344 out of an estimated 1.1 million.
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These are students who have been on-campus or participated in activities at school since the beginning of the school year.
The total count of on-campus staff cases during the same period is 2,175. The state said the reported cases represent less than half-a-percent of students who have returned to campus.
The data will be updated every week.
Starting next week, it will include data by school district.
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Information is sent in online each Monday by those school systems that were notified in the previous week that a student, teacher, or staff member who participates in any on-campus activity has tested positive for the virus.
According to the state, antibody tests, which indicate a previous infection, are not required to be reported. Schools will still be required to inform all parents, teachers, and campus staff of any positive cases tied to their on-campus activities.