The Alamance County Health Department is reporting coronavirus outbreaks or clusters at two schools and a long-term care facility.
At Southern Alamance High School in Graham, three students and three staff members tested positive. Eight cases have been confirmed at Positive Attitudes Youth Center in Burlington, including six children and two staff members.
Brookdale Senior Living-Memory Care in Burlington is reporting 13 cases among residents and two among staff members.
Superintendent Bruce Benson said staff and families have been notified about the cluster at Southern Alamance High School. The school is disinfecting the areas of the school where those who tested positive had been.
Heather Hunter, communications manager for Brookdale Senior Living, also said residents, family members and staff have been notified of the outbreak at their facility and that they're following the guidance of the health department and the CDC.
A total of 12,644 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Alamance County since March. Of those cases, 1,553 remain active and in isolation. The county has had 180 COVID-19 related deaths.
The number of active cases is at an all-time high, according to the health department.
As of Dec. 22, there were ongoing outbreaks at six nursing homes, five residential care facilities and one congregate living setting. There were also five outbreaks at childcare settings or schools being monitored by the health department.
— Breaking news reporter Rachel Berry can be reached at rberry@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @racheldberry.
