A new report published in MMWR from the Utah Department of Health shows how a majority of Utah public high schools used routine, school-based COVID-19 testing to identify and isolate people with COVID-19 and continue in-person instruction and extracurricular activities. Learn more: bit.ly/MMWR52121b

CDC, profile pictureMay be an image of one or more people and text that says 'Two COVID-19 testing strategies in Utah high schools* helped maintain in-person learning and extracurricular activities Ofapproximately 60,000 students tested, nearly 1,900 tested positive TESTING STRATEGIES Test to Stay Optional testing when schools had outbreaks Opted out of Test to Stay Remote learning for 10 days Tested negative Continued in- person school and activities >100,000 days fin-person instruction saved Test to Play Required testing every 14 days to participate in extracurricular activities November 30 March2 2021 estimated +estimateds student-days CDC.GOV Tested positive Isolated for 10 days 95% of athletic events happened bit.ly/MMWR52121b MMWR'


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