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Hamilton County Schools announces 2 new COVID-19 cases, school closures in new data dashboard

The sign in front of Lookout Valley Middle High School, located at 350 Lookout High Street, was photographed on Friday, August 2, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. / Staff file photo
The sign in front of Lookout Valley Middle High School, located at 350 Lookout High Street, was photographed on Friday, August 2, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. / Staff file photo

Hamilton County Schools reported two new coronavirus cases among employees, for a total of 13 active employee cases, according to the district’s new COVID-19 online data dashboard announced Thursday.

The website includes the number of active, confirmed COVID-19 cases and exposures affecting employees in the school district, as well as the percentage of positive cases for employees by month. The dashboard will also report campuses closed due to COVID-19, according to a news release from the Hamilton County Department of Education.

Information on positive cases in students is not yet available but will be added soon, the release states.

As of Thursday, Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences (CSAS) and Loftis Middle were closed for cleaning and contact tracing after positive cases cropped up on those campuses.

On Friday, Barger Academy and Lookout Valley Middle/High will also be closed for cleaning and contact tracing.