More than 50 students were isolated due to COVID-19 protocols in a Lafayette County school district in mid-October. But that number has dropped dramatically.

According to officials in the Lexington R-5 School District, 51 students were under quarantine as of the report on October 15. However, that number had dwindled to 16, as of the most-recent update on Friday, November 19.

The quarantine percentage- as of the latest report- in each building is: 3.24 percent at LBS; 1.61 percent at LHS; 0.34 percent at LMS; and zero percent at ECC, LLRTC and BOE.

There have been 61 total positive cases- up from 47 on October 15- in the district this school year. They break down as 22 at LBS; 16 at LHS; 14 at LMS; six at ECC; three at LLRTC; and zero at BOE.

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