Tuesday, August 24, 2021

QUINCE ORCHARD HIGH SCHOOL COVID-19 OUTBREAK REACHES 26 CASES

A COVID-19 outbreak at Quince Orchard High School related to the football team has grown to 26 cases.

Principal Elizabeth Thomas reported six cases last Tuesday on Aug. 17. The next day, that number increased to 10 and on Thursday there were 16 total cases. On Friday, there were 20.

As of Monday, the Gaithersburg school faces 26 cases, Thomas said. Most cases involve the football team, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Spokesperson Gboyinde Onijala told MyMCM.

Practices and activities were halted last week while Health and Human Services completed contact tracing. The school planned to resume practices Monday for vaccinated and asymptomatic players and staff, Thomas wrote in a community message...

 https://www.mymcmedia.org/quince-orchard-high-school-covid-19-outbreak-reaches-25-cases/

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