Five more individuals in Darien Public Schools have COVID-19, the school district announced Friday night, resulting in a total of 15 quarantines at Darien High School.
Also, Darien Health Department released its COVID-19 update showing 28 new positive cases in town from April 2 to 8, but no new hospitalizations or deaths (the complete 10-slide report is at the bottom of this article).
The one person at Tokeneke School who tested positive for COVID-19 was last in the building on April 1, and that resulted in no quarantines.
Four of the five new COVID-19 cases at the high school, resulting in 10 other quarantines of people deemed to be in close-enough contact with them. Two of the people who tested positive for the coronavirus were last in the school on April 2, and the two others were last there on Tuesday, April 6.
As of Saturday morning, the school district’s Coronavirus “Dashboard” Web page had not been updated since 10 p.m., Thursday.
SEE ALSO …
… these COVID-19-related stories since last Saturday:
—Thursday Night Announcement: Another 63 in Schools Quarantined, Including Eight With COVID-19 (April 9)
—Schools Superintendent: After Spring Break, Darien Schools Will Be on Remote Learning for a Week (Thursday evening, April 8)
—Latest COVID-19 Cases in Schools Announced Wednesday Night: 4 New Cases, 14 Quarantined (Thursday morning, April 8)
—With Music and Dance, Americares Launches COVID-19 Public Health Campaign (Wednesday, April 7)
—Thirteen More COVID-19 Cases in Schools Announced Monday and Tuesday, Total of 71 New Quarantines (Tuesday, April 6)
—Darien High School, Middlesex Middle School Closed Monday Due to Teacher Absences; UPDATE: ROYLE, TOO (Sunday, April 4)
—Vaccines: Saturday is Jab Day for Teachers, Town Hall Continues Shots, Town Hopes to Organize Vaccines for Students (Saturday, April 3)
Full Text of the Message
Here’s the message that went out to parents and staff on Friday. Darienite.com received it by email at 6:07 p.m.:
Dear Parents and Community Members:
Today, April 9, 2021, the Darien Public Schools District COVID Response Team was notified about five (5) individuals who tested positive for COVID-19. The affected individuals have been instructed to remain home in self-isolation for ten (10) days from the date of their positive test. All family members have also been instructed to self-quarantine and get tested.
|
Location |
Last Day in Building |
Contact Tracing: Additional Individuals Quarantined |
|
DHS Case #1 |
4.2.21 |
0 |
|
DHS Case #2 |
4.6.21 |
3 |
|
DHS Case #3 |
4.2.21 |
3 |
|
DHS Case #4 |
4.6.21 |
4 |
|
Tokeneke |
4.1.21 |
0 |
The details of these cases have been reviewed with the Darien Health Department and our District Medical Advisor. Contact tracing has been completed and it has been determined ten (10) additional school community members are considered close contacts and will require a 10-day quarantine from the date of last contact.
Your continued diligence with monitoring for symptoms and practicing preventative measures is greatly appreciated. Please keep your child home if they are experiencing symptoms or if they are awaiting test results, even if they are not experiencing any symptoms.
Thank you for your ongoing collaborative efforts in helping to protect the well-being of our greater community.
Sincerely,
Dr. Alan Addley, Ed.D
Superintendent
Alicia Casucci, APRN, CPNP
Director of Nursing Services
Town Health Department COVID-19 Report
You can find the report here, on the town government website.
Final page of the April 8, 2021 report.