Here's where COVID-19 cases have been reported in Tampa Bay schools

It's back to school season in Florida, but the state and the country are also still battling the COVID-19 pandemic.

Doctors, state leaders and education leaders have said it should not come as a surprise when coronavirus cases are reported within schools when students head back this month. Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran said it's inevitable that some students and teachers will carry the virus into classrooms this year.

School districts in Florida prepared for months to welcome kids back to classrooms, and most offered options for families who wish to keep learning remotely. Districts have also equipped schools and teachers with extra cleaning supplies, partitions, social distancing markers, masks and hand sanitizers to combat the spread of COVID-19.

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As Tampa Bay area schools reopen for the year, here's where cases of COVID-19 have been reported.

On Sept. 29, the state released its report for COVID-19 cases in schools. You can find it here.

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Editor's note: Districts have different policies and plans when it comes to reporting COVID-19 case information to the public. Every district has told 10 Tampa Bay that it has communication and contact tracing plans in place if a case is reported, but several do not have plans to release case information publicly.

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Citrus County

The first day of school in Citrus County was on Aug. 20. Click here to see the latest case numbers in Citrus County schools.

The district launched its own coronavirus tracking dashboard for cases in schools.

To see the latest data from the Citrus County dashboard, click here.

Hillsborough County

Schools reopened Aug. 24 for a week of remote learning for all students. Then, in-person learning, for those who selected that option, began Aug. 31. 

The district launched its own coronavirus tracking dashboard for cases in schools. 

To see the latest data from the Hillsborough dashboard, click here.

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Pinellas County 

Schools in Pinellas County reopened on Aug. 24. Click here to search for cases by school campus.

**Latest data as of March 25*

Total number of cases: 2,794

Pasco County

Schools reopened Aug. 24 with students choosing either on-campus instruction and eLearning. Click here for the latest information on cases in Pasco.

**Latest data as of March 25**

Total number of cases: 2,755

Students: 1,959

Staff: 796

Students impacted/quarantined: 24,534

Staff impacted/quarantined: 1,909

Polk County

Schools reopened Aug. 24 with students choosing either on-campus instruction and eLearning. Click here for Polk County's coronavirus case dashboard.

UPDATE: As of Oct. 1, the school is no longer updating positive COVID-19 cases on its website. Instead, leaders are directing people to visit the state's schools report.

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Manatee County

Schools reopened Aug. 17 with students choosing either on-campus instruction and eLearning. Click here for Manatee County Schools' COVID-19 tracking dashboard.

**Latest data as of March 25**

Total number since Jan. 4: 410

Total number of cases: 918

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Sarasota County

Schools reopened Aug. 31 for on-campus and remote learning.

The district launched its own coronavirus tracking dashboard for cases in schools.

Having trouble seeing the dashboard? Click here.

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