Ninety Six schools report new cases of COVID-19

From staff reports
Feb 23, 2021
Feb 23, 2021

Greenwood County School District 52 released an update Tuesday morning on last week’s COVID-19 cases.

Ninety Six Primary has one student who tested positive, 17 student close contacts, two staff members who tested positive and three staff members in quarantine.

Ninety Six Elementary School has one positive student and one student close contact. Edgewood Middle school has one positive student, one student close contact and one staff member who tested positive.

Ninety Six High School has two positive students and one student in quarantine.

Close contacts who test positive should notify their principal and await instructions from the district.

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