Baltimore-area students return from spring break this week. Here’s what health experts say about COVID in schools.

Thousands of Baltimore-area public school students are expected to return from spring break this week, raising fresh concerns over a potential rise in COVID cases. Students in Baltimore City and Baltimore County school systems will return to classrooms Tuesday following a weeklong vacation. Although overall positivity and transmission rates remain low in Maryland, health experts say some metrics are rising and could signal another wave of the pandemic in the coming weeks.