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Torrington, CT
News
Covid-
19: CT Revises Travel Advisory Guidelines Amid Increase In Cases
Connecticut is revising its travel advisory metrics to determine who has to quarantine upon arrival into the state. Initially, as part of a joint advisory with New York and New Jersey, a state with 10 cases per 100,000 people or a 10 percent positivity rate met the standards for being on the list. Under the new guidance, a state with 10 cases per 100,000 people and a 5 percent positivity rate will be added to the state's travel advisory list. The list of new states added is expected Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 20. Had the change not been made, due to recent rises in positivity rates, both Conn…
Westport, CT
News
Covid-
19: New Infection Reported At School In Westport Days After Earlier Positive Case
There has been another confirmed positive COVID-19 case at a Fairfield County elementary school. In a message to parents on Sunday, Oct. 18, Westport Schools Superintendent Thomas Scarice confirmed the new case reported at Long Lots Elementary School. The news comes days after a positive test was reported in the building, prompting the district to jump into action and begin contact tracing. Scarice said that the person infected was already under quarantine at home and will “continue to be excluded from the school environment,” until the case is resolved after at least two weeks. At least …
Brookfield, CT
News
Covid-
19: More Schools In Fairfield County Go Remote After Positive Cases
More schools in Fairfield County are transitioning to their distance learning models due to newly confirmed COVID-19 cases. Related story - COVID-19: 11 New Cases Lead To Quarantines For 60 At Norwalk Public Schools Kendall Elementary School in Norwalk canceled in-person classes on Monday, Oct. 19 to allow the district and Fairfield County Department of Health time to contact trace to determine if anyone else may have been exposed to the virus. New cases were also confirmed in Cranbury Elementary and West Rocks Middle School, officials said, forcing some students and staff members to ente…
Norwalk, CT
News
Covid-
19: 11 New Cases Lead To Quarantines For 60 At Norwalk Public Schools
There were 11 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over a 24-hour period in the Norwalk Public School District, leading to quarantines for about 60 staff members and students. The period was from Thursday, Oct. 15 to Friday, Oct. 16, the district said. "The affected people have been instructed to remain home in self-isolation and have been provided with additional instructions to follow prior to returning to school," the district said in a statement. "Family members have also been instructed to contact their healthcare provider about getting tested." The district said that contact and exposur…
Shelton, CT
News
Covid-
19: Positive Case, Exposure Lead To Quarantines At School In Fairfield County
A positive case of COVID-19, as well as additional exposure, have led to quarantines at a high school in Fairfield County. Ridgefield Public Schools Superintendent Susie Da Silva said in a message Friday night, Oct. 16 that about three dozen Ridgefield High School staff members and students have been asked to quarantine after being exposed to multiple sources of COVID. That came after Da Silva reported earlier in the day that a member of the high school community had tested positive, leading to a 9:30 a.m. early dismissal and the start of contact tracing. The individual is considered …
Massapequa, NY
News
Covid-
19: LIU Post Announces Two-Week Closure Of In-Person Learning As Cases Climb To 55
Long Island University is pressing pause on in-person learning due to a COVID-19 breakout. Ten new positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed at LIU Post this week, bringing the two-week total to 55 cases, prompting the school to transition to remote instruction beginning on Thursday, Oct. 15. Earlier story - COVID-19: Seven New Students Test Positive At LIU's Brookville Campus The positive cases were traced back to off-campus gatherings, which LIU President Kimberly Cline said were in violation of LIU’s Code of Conduct and were isolated events. Remote learning is expected to last at least tw…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Schools
Covid-
19: New Positive Case Reported At High School In Hudson Valley
A new positive case of COVID-19 has been reported at a high school in the Hudson Valley. The Monroe-Woodbury School District said that a Monroe-Woodbury High School student tested positive. As a result, the high school has switched to remote learning from Wednesday, Oct. 14 through Friday, Oct. 16. "We are working closely with the Orange County Department of Health to identify those students and staff who may have been exposed," Superintendent of Schools Elsie Rodriguez said in a statement. "If you do not receive a message, your child is not believed to have a risk of …
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Covid-
19: Two New Cases Reported At School District In Northern Westchester
Two new cases of COVID-19 have been reported at one of the largest school districts in Northern Westchester. The Bedford Central School District said it learned of the cases -- one from Fox Lane Middle School and the other at Fox Lane High School -- on Tuesday, Oct. 13. "The two individuals are from the same family and they are currently isolating, and due to federal health privacy laws further information about their identity cannot be released," BCSD Superintendent of Schools Joel Adelberg said in a statement to the school community. Students and staff who were potentially…
New Rochelle, NY
News
Covid-
19: Iona College Goes Remote After Outbreak Of 60 New Cases
There has been an outbreak of COVID-19 at Iona College that has been to a single event. New Rochelle officials warned that there have been more than 60 confirmed COVID-19 cases, confined to the student body, with no indication of a spread to the community. In response, Iona has been working with Westchester County and the state to contact trace and quarantine the affected students. The college is also transitioning to remote learning for at least two weeks amid the outbreak. “Late last week, Iona’s surveillance testing identified an uptick in positive COVID-19 cases among certain at…
Brookfield, CT
News
Covid-
19: Five Cases Confirmed At School District In Fairfield County
A school district in Fairfield County is reporting that five members of its community have tested positive for COVID-19. The Norwalk Public School District said it was notified of the news on Friday, Oct. 9. Families at Cranbury Elementary School, Rowayton Elementary School, Roton Middle School, Ponus Ridge Middle School and Norwalk High School have received a message directly from their school principals, the district said. The affected people have been instructed to remain home in self-isolation and have been provided with additional instructions to follow prior to returning to school, a…
Hartford, CT
News
Website Lists Every CT School That Reported Positive
Covid-
19 Cases - Link Updated
In Connecticut, about 175 confirmed incidents of COVID-19 infections among elementary and secondary school students, faculty, and staff have been reported since the start of the pandemic. So far, Waterbury has had the most wide-reaching outbreak with 29 reported infections. About 90 Connecticut school districts have had to contend with infections and the aftermath, which can include sterilization and quarantine. Some districts have had to contend with multiple outbreaks. The numbers come from the National Education Association, which is tracking reports of school-related COVID-19 inc…
Poughkeepsie, NY
News
Covid-
19: Marist College Put On Pause After Nine New Cases Linked To Off-Campus Party
Multiple COVID-19 cases contracted at an off-campus party led Marist College to suspend in-person classes and on-campus activities, according to the institution. Nine new cases were associated with the off-campus event, according to student reporters at the Marist Circle, bringing the total of documented cases among students since the fall semester began on Aug. 24 to 17 and bringing Marist's COVID-19 alert level to "yellow," according to the school's COVID-19 dashboard. Indicators used to determine alert levels include Number of cases among Marist College students Quarantine/…
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