(AP) The number of outbreaks in schools has risen to 72, with more than 2,000 students infected over the past 30 days, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Some of the largest school outbreaks include Hermon High School, with 37 cases; Caribou High School, with 35 cases; and St. Brigid School, a private Catholic school in Portland, with 30 cases.

State and local officials have said in-person learning can continue, even though the numbers are much higher than those recorded last year.

There are about 710 schools, 172,000 students and 47,000 school staff in Maine.