Indiana elementary student tests positive for coronavirus, officials say
An Indiana school district is closed Monday after an elementary student tested for COVID-19, school officials said.
Avon Community School Corporation officials said they were notified Sunday at 10:25 p.m. by health officials at the Hendricks County Health Department that a student from Hickory Elementary has tested positive for coronavirus.
The health department received the positive test result late Sunday evening and shared it with school officials immediately.
School officials said due to the new case, they are having an e-Learning day on Monday for the entire school district.
The State Health Commissioner and Hendricks County Health Department have recommended that Hickory Elementary School be closed for two weeks through Friday, March 20.
School officials said they will continue to utilize e-learning days. Hickory students and staff will be able to return on April 6, following spring break.
Two adults in Indiana have also tested positive for COVID-19, state officials said.
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The person is in isolation and not being hospitalized. State officials said several COVID-19 cases have been tied to the Boston meeting, including a Marion County resident identified Friday as Indiana's first case.
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He urged the state's residents to take 맥스카지노common-sense precautions'' and educate themselves.
Worldwide, the virus has infected more than 100,000 people and killed more than 3,400, the vast majority of them in China. Most cases have been mild, and more than half of those infected have recovered.