Standard-Times
MATTAPOISETT Old Rochester Regional School District and Mattapoisett town officials reported Sunday in a press release that they d been informed of one new positive case of COVID-19 at Center School in Mattapoisett on Dec. 24.
The individual tested positive for the virus and is self-isolating in accordance with Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) protocol, according to the release. The individual was last in the school building on Dec. 22. Under state and federal health privacy laws, no further information is available about the individual.
Contact tracing is in progress and any close contacts will be notified and followed by the Board of Health, the release said. Close contacts will be expected to quarantine and will be recommended for COVID-19 testing.