New Jersey high school student tests positive for COVID-19 on first day of school
A Hackettstown High School student has tested positive for COVID-19 on the first day of school, according to superintendent David Mango.
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Sep 14, 2020, 9:19 PM
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466ds agoA Hackettstown High School student has tested positive for COVID-19 on the first day of school, according to superintendent David Mango.
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Mango says school administrators didn't know about the case until this morning.
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The positive test has caused the health and safety protocols to be enacted at the school. The containment protocol for a confirmed case is a possible school-wide virtual instruction for a day to allow the health department to complete its investigation and contact tracing.
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The student is under quarantine, and all other students and staff in close contact with the person for more than 10 minutes will also have to quarantine.
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