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Somerville ISD student-athlete tests positive for COVID-19

Posted at 8:47 PM, Aug 04, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-04 21:47:37-04

SOMERVILLE, TX — A Somerville ISD student-athlete has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a letter sent out to parents by Superintendent Karla Sparks.

The student participates in both volleyball and cheer. Sparks says the end of the 14-day incubation period for anyone possibly exposed on campus is August 17.

The district says the high school gym and Yegua Center will be deeply sanitized. All employees and students are instructed to continue to follow CDC guidelines and recommendations as well as practice social distancing.

Everyone who may have come in contact with the student-athlete is asked to monitor their health, follow the CDC guidelines for people who have had close contact and contact your primary care physician if you develop symptoms.

This comes one day after Class 1A-4A volleyball and football teams were able to begin practice again.

Full letter to parents: