The DOE, under intense pressure, finally released the death count of DOE employees and it has totaled 50 so far with more to come. Of the 50 employees at least 44 were UFT members, including 21 teachers, 22 paraprofessionals, and one guidance counselor. .Of course there is no way of knowing how many became sick because the City refused to close schools earlier, Read the entire New York Post article Here.
The latest update (Monday) of the covid-19 count can be found below.
Region........Infected............Deaths.........Percentage
Global........1,925,251.........119,699.............6.2%
Nation..........585,469.........23,592...............4.0%.
State...........195,031..........10,056...............5.2%
NYC.............106,763............7,349...............6.9%
UFT.................?...................44
Read theopinion article from a teacher about the problems in remote learning.