Coronavirus Confirmed At Center School In Brookfield

BROOKFIELD, CT — A member of the Center School community has tested positive for the coronavirus, Superintendent John Barile wrote in an email to families on Friday.

The last day the affected person was at Center School was on Monday, November 9.

They join the quarantined ranks of people at Whisconier Middle School, Huckleberry Hill School and Brookfield High School announced earlier this week.

Anyone who is considered a "close contact" with the infected people have been contacted by now or will be contacted very soon and provided with instructions on the appropriate steps to take, which includes quarantine for 14 days, Barile said.

The schools are "closely monitoring this situation and working with the Brookfield Health Department," according to Barile.