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Gila County school cancels classes after student tests positive with COVID-19

Classes have been canceled for August 5 and 6 at Rice Elementary School.
Credit: San Carlos Unified

GILA COUNTY, Ariz. — An elementary school in Gila County canceled classes for the rest of the week after a student tested positive for COVID-19.

Dr. Deborah Dennison, the superintendent of San Carlos Unified School District, said on Wednesday that a coronavirus case was reported at Rice Elementary School.

Classes have been canceled for August 5 and 6.

“We are working directly with local health officials to address this situation,” Dennison said.

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