More coronavirus cases popped up in at several more schools on Long Island Tuesday - and while it seems like every day more positives are found, the numbers might not tell the whole story.

Even with new COVID-19 cases, medical experts say all told, the local numbers are looking good.

"When you take into account how many adults are in these districts, how many other staff are there and how many children are there, this handful of cases that we're seeing is really incredibly small," says Stony Brook Children's Hospital Infectious Disease Chief Dr. Sharon Nachman.

Nachman says positive cases were expected in schools, but what they're not seeing is the virus spreading. She says that means safety protocols are working.

Middle Country School Superintendent Dr. Roberta Gerold agrees - her district is on a hybrid plan to reduce capacity. She says that still means there is about 6,000 students and staff in and out of school buildings each day. So far they've had three positive cases.

"I think the way the community is taking care of itself ... schools are taking care of health, wearing masks, socially distancing, washing hands. I think it's paying off for us," says Gerold.