Eyewitness News ABC7 Reports From Cedar Grove Elementary School in Toms River, NJ Regarding COVID-19
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September 30, 2021Eyewitness News ABC7 Reports From Cedar Grove Elementary School in Toms River, NJ Regarding COVID-19
Hundreds of pupils are out of class due to COVID-19 in Toms River, according to Eyewitness News, either because they tested positive for the virus or because of quarantine, according to the school district website.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the district has confirmed illnesses for 223 pupils and 33 employees. Those data reflect total instances since the start of the school year, not active infections. There are currently 864 kids and 26 staff members in quarantine.
"The amount of pupils in quarantine - which, again, includes those who recently reported testing positive - represents six percent of our student body," the district said in a statement. Despite the fact that the district made masks optional in buildings and places without air conditioning at the start of the year, they have been mandatory in all locations since September 20.WATCH NEWS REPORT FROM EYEWITNESS NEWS
News Reporter Anthony Johnson Reports from Cedar Grove Elementary School in Toms River, NJ Regarding the Covid Outbreak
Murphy said the health department is in contact with Toms River officials to get additional information about the suspected outbreak. Health officials aren't sure how the illness spread, and they're currently looking into whether it happened at school.
With 15,500 students, the district is the sixth largest in the state. Judy Persichill, the state's health commissioner, emphasized the importance of student vaccination in reducing school-based transmission. Eyewitness News Reporter, Anthony Johnson spoke to the Superintendent of Toms River Schools who stated the numbers are actually going down here in Toms River and not up. He says these numbers are rapidly changing and the situation is getting better in Toms River.
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