One case each was reported at Morris Knolls High School and Morris Hills High School, and are not connected, according to a letter sent by Morris hills Regional Superintendent James Jencarelli Friday night.
Public health officials in Rockaway and Denville -- the students' hometowns -- are monitoring the cases closely, Jancarelli said.
Contact tracing is expected to continue in the next few days.
Several other schools in Morris County have reported positive COVID-19 cases including Kinnelon High School (which is remote until Nov. 9), Boonton (which is remote until January and February 2021), and a Rockaway elementary school.
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