There is now a positive test with a teacher at Corinth Elementary as well as Corinth Middle school to go along with the 6 positive tests at Corinth High school, according to a release from Corinth School District.
The total number of quarantined individuals is now approximately 100 in the district, after 89 were reported quarantined on Tuesday.
From CSD:
Corinth School District Parents and Guardians, COVID-19 UPDATE:
We have had an individual test positive at Corinth Middle School. Contact tracing at the school has been completed and anyone in close contact (someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for 15 minutes or more) with this person has been notified.
Corinth Elementary School has had an employee to test positive. Contact tracing at the school has been completed and anyone in close contact (someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for 15 minutes or more) with this person has been notified.
If you were notified, your child will need to quarantine for 14 days from the last known contact. While quarantining your child may not attend school or any school activities. However, they should continue working digitally in order to be counted present.
Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.
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