Arcola Elementary School Staffer Tests Positive For Coronavirus

ALDIE, VA — A Loudoun County Public Schools staff member at Arcola Elementary School in Aldie has tested positive for the new coronavirus, or COVID-19, the school system said Wednesday. The staff member is self-isolating.

The staff member, who last worked at Arcola Elementary School last Saturday, has not yet experienced any symptoms.

When provided a report of an LCPS employee who tests positive for the coronavirus, the Loudoun County Health Department determines the need and extent of a contact investigation. When the health department conducts contact investigations, its practice is to reach out to all "close contacts" of people who have tested positive.

The Virginia Department of Health now defines close contacts as people who have been within six feet of a person who tests positive for the virus, for 10 minutes or more, starting from 48 hours before symptom onset.

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Loudoun County has 498 reported positive cases of the coronavirus and 10 deaths as of Thursday, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

Loudoun County Public Schools teachers are providing distance learning for their students. Grades 3-12 teachers are providing synchronous and asynchronous learning opportunities through Google Classroom.

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