The number of active cases of COVID-19 has dropped dramatically in a Lafayette County school district.

According to Lexington R-5 administrators, on Friday, January 28, there were 21 active cases. That number dropped to one as of Friday, February 11.

In all, there have been 232 total confirmed positive cases since the beginning of the school year. They break down as: 69 at LBS; 61 at LHS; 58 at LMS; 21 at each ECC and LLRTC; and two at BOE.

The percentages of students and/or staff excluded by building: three percent at ECC (down from 25 percent); two percent at LBS; and less than one percent at LHS and LLRTC; and zero at LMS.

District administrators say, “If your student is considered a close contact, you will be notified by the district.”