Dear Avon Community,
In the call with LCDOH today, they once again urged additional precautions as they are seeing a serious rise in case counts. ACS also experienced additional cases coming off a holiday and the weekend. This information was not previously reported. As the cases rise, the contact tracing takes additional time and it is sometimes hard to get timely and accurate information given the numbers.
Also, we are beginning to experience an additional challenge with communication as more and more people have cell phones. Please be sure to empty messages. In some cases, folks inadvertently did not receive a message from the school because no message could be left due to storage limits.
COVID Updates- Here is the latest information on COVID cases:
Late in the day on 11/12/21 we were notified of a positive staff member. Collective contact tracing did not reveal any school-related close contacts at this time.
Late in the day on 11/12/21 we were also notified of a positive 8th grade student. Collective contact tracing was done and no additional close contacts based on school-related interactions were identified.
On 11/15/21, we were notified of the following positive cases:
Four cases in 8th grade students. Collective contact tracing for these cases did not reveal any close contacts based on school-related interactions at this time.
One case in a 6th grade student. Collective contact tracing was done, and no school-related contacts were identified at this time.
One case in a 10th grade student. Collective contact tracing was done, and no school-related contacts were identified at this time.
One case in a 2nd grade student. Collective contact tracing was done, and no school-related contacts were identified at this time.
One case in a 4th grade student. Collective contact tracing was done, and no school-related contacts were identified at this time.
One case in a staff member. Collective contact tracing is ongoing, and all school-related close contacts will be notified.
Please continue to monitor symptoms closely and have students stay home when sick.
Diagnostic COVID Testing-
As a reminder, testing is available as a diagnostic/response test. If you or your child would like a rapid shallow nasal-swab diagnostic COVID test, please send an email to covid.testing@avoncsd.org. You will then receive a Google form to choose a time for your child to be tested along with the consent form and intake form that will need to be completed prior to the test. If you have any questions please contact Michelle Burke at mburke@avoncsd.org.
Test results take approximately 15 minutes, and you will be notified in the event of a positive result only.
County COVID Information-
As of yesterday, there were 204 cases in Livingston County, 10 cases within the Avon community.
As of yesterday, there were 70 cases in Livingston County schools, 15 within Avon.
In a late communication from LCDOH, it appears as though county-wide case counts will exceed 300 for today.
