VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Beach City Public Schools’ COVID-19 case dashboard is updated every day with data from the previous day.
The regularly-updated report, which aims to boost school division transparency during these uncertain days, shows the number of cases, their locations within the school and administrative buildings, and dates.
“We figured as far as from a transparency standpoint that we wanted families to be aware of where potential exposures occurred. That’s why it’s broken down by school,” said VBPS Chief Communications and Community Engagement Officer Natalie Allen.
Allen says that’s not to be mistaken with the number of individuals, however.
For example, if the tally at the bottom were three cases, that number could represent one COVID-19 positive person who happened to go in three different buildings.
“Anyone considered to be a close contact of an affected individual will be contacted by the Virginia Beach Department of Public Health or VBCPS health services directly. All others will receive a notification letter from VBCPS.”
Click here to visit the dashboard.