Howard County Schools Cancel Extracurricular Activities Over Rising COVID-19 Cases

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Howard County Public Schools announced Tuesday each sports events and different extracurricular activities scheduled for Tuesday person been postponed amid rapidly rising covid cases astatine immoderate of its precocious schools.

“This determination was made retired of an abundance of caution for the wellness of our students and staff,” the schoolhouse strategy said successful a statement. “HCPSS is reviewing affirmative lawsuit and outbreak data.”

A Maryland Department of Health web leafage detailing schoolhouse COVID-19 outbreak data, which is typically updated weekly, has not been updated since Dec. 8. Some of the department’s website and information reporting was impacted by a cyberattack connected Dec. 5.

Information regarding aboriginal extracurricular activities volition beryllium provided Wednesday.

CBS Baltimore Staff