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 2/24/21. We update this information on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Data will not be posted on days in which the district is closed.

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
2/23	0.96
2/16	0.98
2/9	0.98
2/3	0.95
1/26	1.05
1/19	1.08
1/12	1.11
1/5	1.11
12/29	1.11
12/22	1.11
12/15	1.05
12/8	1.08
12/1	1.08
11/24	1.26
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

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
2/23	0.063
2/22	0.065
2/21	0.062
2/20	0.062
2/19	0.063
2/18	0.066
2/17	0.069
2/16	0.071
2/15	0.067
2/14	0.067
2/13	0.068
2/12	0.069
2/11	0.067
2/10	0.065
2/9	0.068
2/8	0.07
2/7	0.068
2/6	0.071
2/5	0.072
2/4	0.075
2/3	0.079
2/2	0.08
2/1	0.081
1/31	0.087
1/30	0.084
1/29	0.084
1/28	0.081
1/27	0.082
1/26	0.087
1/25	0.088

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
2/16-2/22	14.05
2/15-2/21	13.99
2/14-2/20	13.89
2/13-2/19	14.03
2/12-2/18	14.18
2/11-2/17	15.82
2/10-2/16	19.34
2/9-2/15	18.74
2/8-2/14	18.98
2/7-2/13	18.77
2/6-2/12	19.1
2/5-2/11	20.86
2/4-2/10	21.26
2/3-2/9	19.18
2/2-2/8	23.22
2/1-2/7	23.63
1/31-2/6	24.55
1/30-2/5	25.28
1/29-2/4	24.33
1/28-2/3	31.23
1/27-2/2	32.09
1/26-2/1	33.8
1/25-1/31	33.77
1/24-1/30	36.83
1/23-1/29	40.18
1/22-1/28	42.28
1/21-1/27	36.61
1/20-1/26	39.02

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
2/16-2/22 vs. 2/9-2/15	-0.25
2/15-2/21 vs. 2/8-2/14	-0.263
2/14-2/20 vs. 2/7-2/13	-0.26
2/13-2/19 vs. 2/6-2/12	-0.265
2/12-2/18 vs. 2/5-2/11	-0.32
2/11-2/17 vs. 2/4-2/10	-0.256
2/10-2/16 vs. 2/3-2/9	0.008
2/9-2/15 vs. 2/2-2/8	-0.193
2/8-2/14 vs. 2/1-2/7	-0.197
2/7-2/13 vs. 1/31-2/6	-0.235
2/6-2/12 vs. 1/30-2/5	-0.244
2/5-2/11 vs. 1/29-2/4	-0.143
2/4-2/10 vs. 1/28-2/3	-0.319
2/3-2/9 vs. 1/27-2/2	-0.402
2/2-2/8 vs. 1/26-2/1	-0.313
2/1-2/7 vs. 1/25-1/31	-0.3
1/31-2/6 vs. 1/24-1/30	-0.334
1/30-2/5 vs. 1/23-1/29	-0.371
1/29-2/4 vs. 1/22-1/28	-0.425
1/28-2/3 vs. 1/21-1/27	-0.147
1/27-2/2 vs. 1/20-1/26	-0.178
1/26-2/1 vs. 1/19-1/25	-0.054
1/25-1/31 vs. 1/18-1/24	-0.128
1/24-1/30 vs. 1/17-1/23	-0.063
1/23-1/29 vs. 1/16-1/22	0.004
1/22-1/28 vs. 1/15-1/21	0.049
1/21-1/27 vs. 1/14-1/20	-0.121
1/20-1/26 vs. 1/13-1/19	-0.067

Rate of Cases by Age Group

Between 12/08 and 12/21, average rates of new COVID-19 diagnoses remained stable among 0–4 year-olds and decreased among all other youth age groups. Currently, rates of new diagnoses among youth are highest among 15–19 year-olds (45.8 cases per 100,000 per day), followed by 10–14 year-olds (32.3), 5–9 year-olds (26.0), and 0–4 year-olds (19.9).

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.