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5 More Brookfield School Community Members Coronavirus Positive

1 from Brookfield High School, 2 from Center, 2 from Huckleberry Hill and 2 from Whisconier communities have tested positive for COVID-19.

BROOKFIELD, CT — Two more members of the Huckleberry Hill community, two from Whisconier Middle School, and one from the Brookfield High School community have tested positive for coronavirus, Superintendent John Barile has announced.

The affected individuals and families have been instructed to remain home and isolate.

Anyone who is considered a "close contact" with them 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, with close monitoring for days 11-14.

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The schools continue to monitor the COVID-19 data trends in collaboration with the Brookfield Health Department and our District Medical Advisor, according to Barile.

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