October 14th, 2020 by WCBC Radio

Frankfort Middle School will be closed Thursday after an employee reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, Mineral County Schools Superintendent Troy Ravenscroft said in a news release Wednesday.  Per the release, contact tracing is currently underway. Thursday will be a distance learning day for all students. 

County health Administrator A. Jay Root told the Times-News by email Wednesday afternoon that the case is a newly-reported one, and not among the 14 new cases reported Tuesday.

The county has seen at least 192 confirmed cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.