COVID-19 outbreak reported in Lake Ronkonkoma elementary school
Two more COVID-19 cases were reported Wednesday at the Hiawatha Elementary School in Lake Ronkonkoma, bringing the total number of infections since Nov. 3 to 33.
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Nov 11, 2021, 10:45 AM
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about a COVID-19 outbreak at a school in the Sachem Central School District.
Two more
COVID-19 cases were reported Wednesday at the Hiawatha Elementary School in
Lake Ronkonkoma, bringing the total number of infections since Nov. 3 to 33.
On the Hiawatha Elementary School
website, it reports there has been a total of 44 cases since Sept. 13,
including teachers, students and staff.
Principal
Joe Watson wrote a letter to parents, saying protocols have been put in place
to keep students safe.
Sandra Golden
has a fourth grader and kindergartener at the school.
"We are concerned," Golden says. "It's a little scary."
"We are concerned," Golden says. "It's a little scary."
As News 12 has reported, cases of
COVID-19 are on the rise again in the United States.
The American Academy of Pediatrics
says this past week there was a more than 6% increase in cases from the week
before.
The announcement comes as COVID-19
shots for ages 5 to 11 roll out across the country.
According to the White House COVID
Task Force officials, nearly 1 million kids ages 5 to 11 have already had their
first COVID-19 shot.
As a result of the outbreak, two
kindergarten sections are currently on remote instruction, which began Nov. 8,
2021, according to the superintendent.
News 12
reached out to the school's public relations firm and is waiting to hear back.
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