Nearly 300 Florida high school graduates and their families were asked to quarantine after an individual who attended a graduation ceremony in Pelham Bay on Saturday tested positive for coronavirus.
Families of Bayside High School graduates received a letter from the Florida Department of Health in Brevard County on Monday after the health department was informed of the positive case.
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“Because your child was possibly exposed to someone at school who had COVID-19, DOH-Brevard is notifying parents of exposed attendees that their child needs to be quarantined at home for 14 days from their last day of attendance. at the facility. If symptoms of COVID-19 develop, seek medical attention immediately. ”
“Because your child was possibly exposed to someone at school who had COVID-19, DOH-Brevard is notifying parents of exposed attendees that their child needs to be quarantined at home for 14 days from their last day of attendance. at the facility. If symptoms of COVID-19 develop, seek medical attention immediately, “the letter obtained by Fox News says in part.
“A person who attended the Bayside High School graduation ceremony tested positive shortly after attending. The Brevard Public Schools notified the Florida Department of Health of the positive case and we confirmed the positive result in our laboratory reporting system.” Anita Stremmel, assistant county health department director, told Fox News in a statement.
At least one graduate said that the guidelines for social distancing were not uniformly met.
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There are “many places for COVID testing in case someone needs or wants to be tested, including driving tests at our Viera clinic,” added Stremmel.
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The ceremony was held outdoors on a soccer field, and school officials told local WOGX-TV FOX 51 that the safety guidelines were followed. But some graduates told the news outlet that not everyone followed the rules of social distancing.
“We were basically lined up shoulder to shoulder and some children were taking off the masks,” one graduate told the local station.
The news outlet also reported that the nearly 300 graduate students were allowed two guests, and approximately 30 faculty members attended during Saturday’s ceremony.
Florida ranks second in the country with a total of 436,867 reported cases, according to official estimates.
