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Confirmed COVID-19 cases temporarily close two local head start classrooms

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Southern 7 Health Department

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(WSIL) -- Southern Seven Head Start reports that it has temporarily closed a classroom in its Mounds and Metropolis Head Start Early Learning Centers following confirmed cases of COVID-19 in both buildings.

At this time, classes are scheduled to resume on September 13.

In Mounds, a confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported in one classroom on August 27. The case in Metropolis was reported in one classroom on August 30. Families have been notified and will receive more information as it becomes available.

According to Head Start officials, the closure is a precautionary measure to provide time for cleaning and disinfecting of the classrooms.

Southern Seven Health Department has already begun contact tracing to identify those who may have been exposed to the coronavirus.

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