Press release
The Genesee County Health Department has received 3 positive cases of
COVID-19 from students at Elba Central School District.
There is one case at the Elementary School and two cases in the High School.
The individuals have been placed under mandatory isolation where they will remain until they are fully recovered.
One individual was last present in the building on September 15th and two
individuals were last present in the building on September 17th. The
Genesee County Department of Health is conducting contact tracing that is
in process. Students and/or staff will be notified and placed under quarantine if they were identified as a close contact.
“Individuals identified by the health department as being close contacts will
be expected to follow the New York State Department of Health quarantine
guidelines,” stated Paul Pettit, Public Health Director for Genesee and
Orleans County.
Ned Dale, Superintendent of Elba Central School District stated that “Due to
the number of contacts out of abundance of caution the school will be going
remote though Friday, October 2, 2020.
In person learning is planned to resume on Monday, October 5, 2020.”
“Please continue to monitor your child for symptoms and keep children
home if they are sick,” Pettit said.
“If your child does develop symptoms, please contact your child’s healthcare provider immediately.”
Symptoms of COVID-19 include but are not limited to: fever or chills, cough,
shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches,
headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose,
nausea or vomiting, diarrhea.
For information on school statistics, please visit the New York State COVID19 Report Card. https://schoolcovidreportcard.health.ny.gov/#/home