BEAVER FALLS Blackhawk High School has closed after an eighth case of COVID-19 was reported in the building.
According to a letter from Superintendent Robert Postupac, leaders in the state s Department of Health recommended the closure due to an unsafe number of cases in a 14-day period. Currently, Blackhawk High School has 8 positive COVID cases. All contact tracing has been completed and all areas have been sanitized, Postupac said in the letter. However, an epidemiologist from the Department of Health has directed Blackhawk High School to close for the remainder of this week based on the number of cases over the past 14 days.