Flagler school employee tests positive for coronavirus
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FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. - Flagler Schools has announced that one of their employees has tested positive for COVID-19.
Officials made the announcement on Wednesday.
"Flagler Schools received notification today from the Department of Health of our first employee to test positive for COVID-19," they wrote in a press release. "The Flagler County Health Department quickly conducted its epidemiological investigation, to include contacting anyone determined to have been in close contact with that person."
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The Department of Health defines close contact as being within 6 feet of that person for a prolonged period of time.
According to the Florida Department of Health, Flagler County currently has a total of 6 cases of coronavirus. The state total is nearing 2,000 as of Thursday morning.