A Brooklyn student tested positive for COVID. Teachers didn’t find out until 10 days later.
November 6, 2020 Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York
Teachers did not discover they had been exposed to a student infected with the coronavirus until ten days later. Photo: Mika Baumeister on Unsplash
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The incident raises questions about potential holes in the city’s contact tracing infrastructure.
A Brooklyn elementary school student tested positive for the coronavirus 10 days before the school community learned the child’s results, according to two teachers who are now quarantining.