Pima County is experiencing a high number of COVID-19 cases in its schools. 

Brian Eller, the county health department’s COVID-19 school liaison, says there have been 738 cases reported in schools across the county. 

“We do know that last year there was a lot more classroom closures, there were remote learning options, hybrid learning options so there was limited interaction and there was a lot more masking going on," Eller said. 

Eller said due to the lack of mask wearing, the schools have closed 82 classrooms to prevent the spread of the virus.