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Cheshire Teacher Had False-Positive Coronavirus Test Result
An elementary school teacher's recent positive COVID-19 test result has proven to be a false positive, according to officials.
CHESHIRE, CT — A Cheshire elementary school teacher’s recent positive COVID-19 result has proven to be a false positive, according to the Meriden Record-Journal.
The school district recently reported the teacher was asymptomatic but got tested after finding out a personal friend had tested positive for the coronavirus. However, health officials have determined that the initial positive rapid response test wasn’t accurate, according to the Record-Journal.
The Record Journal also reports an administrator who was experiencing symptoms has tested negative for the virus.
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Cheshire students returned to schools Monday for the start of three orientation days before the first full day of school on Friday, Sept. 11.
Read more at the Meriden Record-Journal here.
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