10 More Brookfield School Community Members Coronavirus Positive

BROOKFIELD, CT — One more member of the Whisconier Middle School community, seven from the Brookfield High School community, and two from the Center School community tested positive for coronavirus Superintendent John Barile has announced.

The affected person from WMS was in school Friday. The people from BHS were last in school on Jan. 19, and the Center School patients were in school on Thursday. All ten and their families have been instructed to remain home and isolate.

"At this time, we have not received any other reports of students or staff members experiencing illnesses with symptoms resembling those of COVID-19," Barile wrote in an email to families on Sunday evening.

Anyone who is considered a "close contact" with the infected community members has been contacted by now or will be contacted very soon and provided with instructions on the appropriate steps to take, which includes quarantine for 10 days, according to Barile, with close monitoring for days 11-14.

"We continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 data trends in collaboration with the Brookfield Health Department and our District Medical Advisor," Barile said.