Covid Dashboard

March 2024 Updates:

Once people resume normal activities, they are encouraged to take additional prevention strategies for the next 5 days to curb disease spread, such as taking more steps for cleaner air, enhancing hygiene practices, wearing a well-fitting mask, keeping a distance from others, and/or getting tested for respiratory viruses. Enhanced precautions are especially important to protect those most at risk for severe illness, including those over 65 and people with weakened immune systems.

Vaccination

Increasing vaccination rates in our students, staff, and community is our greatest strategy in keeping students learning in-person. The CDC recommends COVID-19 primary series vaccines for everyone ages 6 months and older, and COVID-19 boosters for everyone ages 5 years and older, if eligible. Everyone 6 months of age or older can also receive a seasonal vaccine for influenza.

The West Hartford/Bloomfield Health District offers information on vaccinations, boosters, COVID tests kits and more. To find a list of vaccination clinics and locations, please visit this site.

Tests

Mask Use

Hygiene/Hand Washing

Frequent handwashing is still a recommended mitigation strategy to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Schools will continue to teach and implement routines for hand-washing at specified points during the school day inclusive of before and after lunch periods and after outdoor activities. All classrooms and school offices are outfitted with hand sanitizing stations.

Cleaning and Ventilation

Contaminated surfaces are not a significant risk of transmission of COVID-19, and routine daily cleaning is all that is needed in our school buildings. We will continue to run school ventilation systems at capacity as directed by the DPH guidance. WHPS has created and will continue to utilize outdoor learning spaces at each school to encourage having students outside whenever possible.