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Rochester School chief announces positive virus case at city's Middle School

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Rochester Middle School where one individual tested positive. (Courtesy photo)

ROCHESTER - Rochester Schools Superintendent Kyle Repucci announced today a positive case of COVID-19 has been identified at Rochester Middle School.
"The individual at Rochester Middle School has tested positive for the virus and is self-quarantining in accordance with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) protocol," the statement from Repucci read.

According to officials, the individual will be able to return to school in about two weeks, as long as the individual has been cleared by DHHS to do so. Under state and federal privacy laws, no further information is available about the individual.
At this time, one grade level team at Rochester Middle School, as well as all Rochester Middle School and Spaulding High School students on one bus route will be quarantined and in remote learning for the next 14 days out of an abundance of caution, officials said. Affected students and staff were dismissed from school on today and will be given instructions for remote learning, which remain in place until Nov. 13.
The district is actively working with and following guidelines from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The district will be working with DHHS to identify and contact all close contacts of the positive individual. Those who are identified as a close contact (anyone who was within 6 feet of the infected individual up to two days prior to the positive test result) will be contacted by DHHS and required to quarantine for at least two weeks.

Specific quarantine plans will be provided to those affected. Those families and staff will be directed to get tested and keep themselves or their children quarantined until 14 days following their last possible exposure. If you do not receive a call from DHHS, this means you have not been identified as a close contact and you are not required to quarantine.
If you or your child are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, such as a fever, chills, respiratory illness, aches or change in taste and smell, or believe you have been exposed to someone who has contracted COVID-19, get a COVID-19 test and stay home until you receive your results. Testing can be done either through your primary healthcare provider or at one of the testing sites located throughout the state.
Please note that if you or your child are currently quarantined, you must remain in quarantine for 14 days, even if your test is negative. This is due to the fact that symptoms can present up to two weeks after exposure.

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