CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) â While North Central West Virginia school systems are conducting instruction remotely, many are reporting school outbreaks or new COVID-19 cases among staff and students.
After working with local health department officials on Thursday, Harrison County Schools announced five new COVID-19 cases, bringing the weekâs total to 23 since Monday.
New cases include one staff member in the Maintenance Department, one staff member at Mountaineer Middle School, one staff member at Robert C. Byrd High School, one student at Big Elm Elementary School and one staff member in the Transportation Department.
Additionally, late Wednesday evening, Taylor County Schools Superintendent Christy Miller reported a new COVID-19 case involving a staff member at Taylor County Middle School.
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Warren County Health Services Director Ginelle Jones urged people to stop gathering.
âWe are still digging out from Thanksgiving,â she said. âWith the community spread of COVID-19 we are seeing, we should not have gatherings with people from outside our household. We are doing all we can to keep up with this, but we need the public to help us.â
Whitehall
A coronavirus case at Whitehall Elementary School led to everyone learning virtually until Christmas vacation because too many teachers and staff were quarantined, Superintendent Patrick Dee said in a letter to the community.
âWe know the importance of keeping our students in school, however, with the number of elementary school staff and students impacted by contact with the positive individual, we simply have to move to a remote learning model to ensure that all students are receiving instruction,â he wrote.