TUPELO • The Lee County School District reported 43 COVID-19 cases among students and 80 student quarantines during the seventh week of school.

Lee County Schools reports 51 student COVID-19 cases during sixth week

That's about 1.3% of the district's approximately 6,000 students who were quarantined during the seventh week, down from about 2% the previous week. The Tupelo Public School District had quarantined around 2.4% of its approximately 7,000 students during the seventh week.

Lee County Schools COVID-19 data September 17

The number of COVID-19 cases and quarantines among students and teachers reported by the Lee County School District for Sept. 13 through Sept. 17, 2021.

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