The first four cases are students at Wayne's John F. Kennedy School, while a new case was reported last Friday at light at Ryerson School, NorthJersey.com reports citing Superintendent Mark Toback said.
It was not clear if the fifth case was a student or staff member.
Kennedy reopened Monday after being closed Thursday and Friday. Ryerson's Kindergarten classes were switched to remote learning until Oct. 15, as was the school's extended-day program.
Meanwhile, three schools in Demarest and a Haledon were the latest to switch to remote learning in light of COVID-19 cases.
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