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Kenosha County student tests positive for COVID-19, according to letter sent to parents

Posted at 7:21 AM, Mar 18, 2020
and last updated 2020-03-18 08:24:59-04

SALEM — A student at an area school district has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a letter sent to parents.

Salem School District sent a letter to parents on Tuesday, saying that a student at the district tested positive for coronavirus. The district said the risk to students who do not have extended contact with the infected student is low.

The letter also stated that the district was canceling scheduled student pick-up of materials and supplies.

72 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Wisconsin, the state Department of Health Services said Tuesday.

That's an increase of 25 from Monday, when the total stood at 47.

Read the full letter below:

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