April 23rd, 2021 by WCBC Radio
WEEKLY COVID-19 UPDATE: For the week of April 19-23, 2021, ACPS reports zero cases of COVID-19 in staff members, and four cases of COVID-19 in students who were within an Allegany County Public School. These individuals will complete the required isolation period before returning to their school buildings. Close contacts at school were identified in two of the student cases. Those identified close contacts will complete a ten-day quarantine before returning to the school building. Parents were notified through the ACPS Blackboard notification system if there was a positive case in their child's school building.
ACPS had eight staff members who were reported as quarantined this week due to either a close contact with a positive person, or Covid Like Illness (CLI). ACPS had 72 students who were reported as quarantined this week due to either a close contact with a positive person, or Covid Like Illness (CLI).