Covid-19: North Jersey District Reports 8 More Cases, Bringing Total To 19 Since September

A North Jersey school district reported an additional eight COVID-19 cases in the last week.

Hawes Elementary School
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11/15/2020 9:38 a.m.

Since September, Ridgewood has reported 19 cases.

The most recent cases were reported at the following schools:

Nov. 13: One case at Hawes Elementary School linked to out-of-school exposure. No close contact was found and therefore only the individual and family members are quarantined.

Nov. 12: One case at Somerville Elementary School linked to out-of-school exposure. No close contact was found and therefore only the individual and family members are quarantined.

Nov. 9: Two unrelated cases at Ridgewood high School.
Nov. 9: Two cases at Benjamin Franklin Middle School.
Nov. 9: Two cases at George Washington Middle School.

None of the cases reported Nov. 9 were related.

Previously, 11 cases had been reported in Ridgewood, where classes began with a hybrid plan in September.

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