5 More Brookfield School Community Members Coronavirus Positive

BROOKFIELD, CT — Four more members of the Brookfield High School community and one member of the Whisconier Middle School community tested positive for coronavirus, Superintendent John Barile has announced. The affected people have been instructed to remain home and isolate. None have been in school this week.

"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 said in an email to families on Wednesday.

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.