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In Mass. schools, 63 students and 34 staff members have tested positive for coronavirus, state reports
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As coronavirus cases climb, at least 63 students and 34 staff members who have been inside public school buildings in Massachusetts have tested positive for COVID-19, state education officials said Friday.
The data is the first statewide look at the virus’s prevalence in public schools. Cases in school districts so far have been isolated and have not led to clusters, state Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley said in an interview Friday.
“That’s not to say it won’t happen, right?” Riley said. “I mean, the reason why we put this in place is because it could happen during the year, and we want to be ready.”
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