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The Knoxville Community School District’s most recent update on absentee numbers shows that 0.35 percent of students are absent due to a positive COVID-19 test. 2.34 percent of students are absent due to illness of any kind.

The percentage of school staff absent due to a positive test was at 0.72, while 1.09 percent were absent due to general illness or quarantining.

The positivity rate in Marion County is at 11 percent. Parents and students are reminded that the district has released an online form for COVID-19 case reporting.