Carroll County Public Schools sees increase in COVID cases among students

The number of Carroll County Public Schools students who have COVID-19 jumped by more than 50% this week, according to the school system. Total COVID-19 cases in CCPS went up by 12 this week, the system’s data dashboard that is updated each Wednesday showed. The number of students rose by 16 while the number of staff members dropped by four. Only students attending school in person are counted. In all, 60 people within CCPS have tested positive for the virus, 13 staff members and 47 students. Last week there were 48 people who tested positive, 17 staff and 31 students.