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Covid-19: Staff Member At Long Island High School Tests Positive
A staff member has tested positive for COVID-19 at a Long Island high school.
The Farmingdale School District said it was notified late in the afternoon Thursday, Sept. 10 of the confirmed case.
The staff member was not present in the school building on Tuesday, Sept. 8, Wednesday, Sept. 9, or Thursday, Sept. 10, after experiencing flu-like symptoms over the three-day weekend, Superintendent of Schools Paul Defendini said.
"The staff member was never in direct contact with any students in the building at any time," Defendini added.
As a result, the high scho…
Covid-19: New Coronavirus Cases Bring New Jersey Total To 50, Bergen Most With 15
New Jersey's total presumed positive cases of coronavirus rose to 50 on Friday, state officials said.
Of the 21 new positive COVID-19 cases, Monmouth County has three, bringing that county's total to eight.
Bergen County has two cases, bringing its total to 15 -- by far the most in the state -- with eight in Teaneck alone.
Other counties with two new cases each are Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris and Hudson, officials said.
"For many in the state, this is an anxious time," said Gov. Phil Murphy, who urged citizens to let facts and science guide their thinking.
Murphy said he…
