Community Health Indicators

Over the past few months, Rockwood has continued our regular collaboration with superintendents, medical professionals, and healthcare professionals. These indicators are a starting point, and one of the many factors we may consider in the health of our own school community. As always, the driving force behind any decision-making is the safety and well-being of students, staff and school communities.

Please know that the data reflect information provided by St. Louis County Department of Public Health, as well as information compiled by EducationPlus; it may be subject to change if we get updates from these community organizations.

This data was last updated on 11/20/20.

Regional Transmission Rate

Viral transmission represents the average number of people that one person with COVID-19 is likely to infect in a population without any immunity or any interventions. The risk is less to individuals when community transmission rates are low.

Target of moving to 1.00 or less. Above 1.0 means increasing the spread, and under 1.0 means reducing the spread of the virus.

Date	Transmission Rate
11/17	1.26
11/11	1.23
11/4	1.17
10/28	1.16
10/21	1.06
10/14	1.03
10/7	1.02
9/29	1.02
9/23	1.02
9/15	1.02
9/8	1.02
9/1	1.01
8/26	0.96
8/19	0.82
8/12	1.61
8/5	1.61
7/29	1.58
7/22	1.29
7/15	1.09
7/8	1.01
7/1	1.12
6/24	1.12
6/17	1.05
6/10	0.87
6/3	0.78

Test Positivity Rate

The percent positive is exactly what it sounds like: the percentage of all coronavirus tests performed that are positive.

Date	Test Positivity Rate
11/19	0.179
11/18	0.188
11/17	0.194
11/16	0.202
11/15	0.212
11/14	0.214
11/13	0.216
11/12	0.219
11/11	0.216
11/10	0.219
11/9	0.191
11/8	0.171
11/7	0.169
11/6	0.162
11/5	0.152
11/4	0.138
11/3	0.128
11/2	0.117
11/1	0.108
10/31	0.104
10/30	0.102
10/29	0.095
10/28	0.089
10/27	0.085
10/26	0.082
10/25	0.078
10/24	0.075
10/23	0.073
10/22	0.073
10/21	0.073

Seven-Day Average of New Daily Case Rates

A seven-day moving average of new daily cases per 100,000 is used to account for fluctuations that may occur in the data, such as fewer cases being reported on weekends. The intent is to give a more representative view of the ongoing COVID-19 new case rate.

Week	Seven-Day Average
11/12-11/18	84.73
11/11-11/17	83.32
11/10-11/16	83.98
11/9-11/15	76.64
11/8-11/14	73.53
11/7-11/13	70.96
11/6-11/12	67.23
11/5-11/11	61.27
11/4-11/10	60.29
11/3-11/9	52.53
11/2-11/8	51.95
11/1-11/7	51.98
10/31-11/6	46.29
10/30-11/5	43.89
10/29-11/4	40.18
10/28-11/3	38.14
10/27-11/2	36.3
10/26-11/1	34.39
10/25-10/31	31.31
10/24-10/30	31.67
10/23-10/29	28.75
10/22-10/28	27.75
10/21-10/27	25.1
10/20-10/26	24.65
10/19-10/25	24.15
10/18-10/24	25.65
10/17-10/23	23.9
10/16-10/22	25.63

Fourteen-Day Comparison of Change in New Cases

This comparison reflects the long-term changes in new cases over a 14-day period in St. Louis County.

Weeks	Change in New Cases
11/12-11/18 vs. 11/5-11/11	0.383
11/11-11/17 vs. 11/4-11/10	0.382
11/10-11/16 vs. 11/3-11/9	0.599
11/9-11/15 vs. 11/2-11/8	0.475
11/8-11/14 vs. 11/1-11/7	0.414
11/7-11/13 vs. 10/31-11/6	0.533
11/6-11/12 vs. 10/30-11/5	0.532
11/5-11/11 vs. 10/29-11/4	0.525
11/4-11/10 vs. 10/28-11/3	0.581
11/3-11/9 vs. 10/27-11/2	0.447
11/2-11/8 vs. 10/26-11/1	0.511
11/1-11/7 vs. 10/25-10/31	0.66
10/31-11/6 vs. 10/24-10/30	0.462
10/30-11/5 vs. 10/23-10/29	0.526
10/29-11/4 vs. 10/22-10/28	0.448
10/28-11/3 vs. 10/21-10/27	0.519
10/27-11/2 vs. 10/20-10/26	0.473
10/26-11/1 vs. 10/19-10/25	0.424
10/25-10/31 vs. 10/18-10/24	0.221
10/24-10/30 vs. 10/17-10/23	0.325
10/23-10/29 vs. 10/16-10/22	0.122
10/22-10/28 vs. 10/15-10/21	0.112
10/21-10/27 vs. 10/14-10/20	0.029
10/20-10/26 vs. 10/13-10/19	0.001
10/19-10/25 vs. 10/12-10/18	0.083
10/18-10/24 vs. 10/11-10/17	0.221
10/17-10/23 vs. 10/10-10/16	0.089
10/16-10/22 vs. 10/9-10/15	0.336

Rate of Cases by Age Group

Between 10/27 and 11/09, new COVID-19 diagnoses increased across all age groups. In relative terms, the largest increase was reported among people aged 80 years and older (+229 percent), which is extremely worrisome given the increased risk for poor outcomes among this age group. Currently, the average rate of new diagnoses is highest among 20–29 year-olds (88.4 cases per 100,000 per day), followed by people aged 80 years and older (78.7 cases per 100,000 per day). Average daily diagnoses are currently lowest among children aged 0–9 years (20.2 cases per 100,000 per day), though this may partly reflect a relatively low rate of testing among this age group.

What Can I Do to Help?

We must all do our part during this pandemic. Wear a face covering, maintain social distancing protocols, stay at home when you're not feeling well, and wash your hands frequently. By following these simple health guidelines, you will be helping your family and our Rockwood school community. Find out more preventative measures from the Centers for Disease Control.

We wanted to provide this information so that all may track and trend our progress as a community. We ask you to take the necessary steps to improve these numbers. It is up to us.