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Adult that visited Scarborough school tested positive for COVID-19

The Scarborough superintendent has informed the community that an adult that visited Eight Corners School, for a short time, has tested positive for COVID-19.

Scarborough Superintendent Sanford J. Prince IV has informed the community that they were "notified that an adult who was at Eight Corners School for a short amount of time late last week has informed us about testing positive for COVID-19."

This would have been during the week of March 8-14. 

The superintendent sent a letter to the public on Thursday, March 19.

Prince said, "The person’s contact was specific to one classroom, and all families within that classroom were contacted late yesterday [Wednesday] afternoon."

The superintendent encourages anyone experiencing symptoms to contact their healthcare provider and to practice social distancing measures recommended by the CDC. 

Credit: NCM

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