D202 Reports 41 COVID-19 Cases Since Aug. 10

PLAINFIELD, IL — A total of seven Plainfield School District 202 students and employees tested positive for the coronavirus last week, according to the latest numbers.

As of Friday, 88 students and staff members in the district had direct exposure to COVID-19 in the last week, which means being within 6 feet of a person with COVID-19 for more than 15 minutes, living in the same household as someone with COVID-19, or having extended exposure over a period of time with someone with COVID-19.

D202 has seen a total of 41 positive cases since Aug. 10, with 304 staff and students having direct exposure to the virus. According to the district website, there are about 1,500 staff members and 600 students at various facilities on a typical day.

The district is moving to a hybrid plan and students will start going back to school from Oct. 26 for a combination of both in-person and virtual lessons.

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