Health Officials Report A COVID-19 Cluster At Bradley Middle School
December 18, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Mecklenburg County Public Health officials say they notified CMS on Thursday, December 17th that several positive coronavirus cases linked to Bradley Middle School are being considered a cluster.
Officials say thanks to contact tracing and a thorough investigation this is the first identified cluster in a CMS facility, and all impacted students and staff have been notified.
No impacted students or staff have been back in the building since they were all notified last week, and enhanced cleaning and sanitation procedures have been implemented, officials say.
First COVID-19 cluster identified at Charlotte middle school
Mecklenburg County health officials determined several already-reported COVID-19 cases at Bradley Middle School were linked, making it the first cluster in CMS. Author: Hank Lee Updated: 10:44 PM EST December 18, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Mecklenburg County health officials reported the first COVID-19 cluster identified at a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools facility this week at Bradley Middle School.
Editor s note: The video attached to this story was published on Dec. 13, following CMS decision to return to full remote learning.
In a press release, CMS said all impacted students and staff were notified last week of confirmed cases or the need to quarantine due to close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. The district praised its contact tracing process for getting all impacted students and staff members out of the building since being notified of the exposure.