PLAINFIELD, NJ — An update from the administration on Tuesday noted 91 new described circumstances of COVID-19 in Plainfield since Friday, Jan. 15. A person death was documented on Saturday, Jan. 16, bringing the complete variety of deaths in Plainfield in 2021 to 7. Plainfield Community Schools Nurse Myrna Dyson offered an overview of COVID-19 conclusions in the faculty district at the board’s small business conference Tuesday night.
Dyson explained the university district is committed to holding college students, personnel and the group nutritious and secure for the duration of the pandemic. She stated there is continuous conversation with Superintendent Dr. Diana Mitchell, Dr. Beth Filippatos and Sean Sutton.
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Dyson mentioned equally she and Dr. Mitchell typically discuss with Plainfield’s Health and fitness Director Dr. Atif Nazir, and the Board of Health is retained abreast of place of work transmission within just the district.
Within the Nursing Section, Dyson mentioned, 5 district nurses have been qualified and qualified by the Condition of Jersey as COVID-19 investigators. They know how agreement tracing is finished, and work with assistance and social personnel to help with truant learners who may want wellness steering.
As associates of Tier 1A, the nurses are also scheduled to be vaccinated this week. Lecturers and workforce in the district fall less than Tier 1B, and a mass vaccination will be scheduled for this group, depending upon vaccine availability.
Because the commence of the university 12 months, 181 workers have been quarantined, and there have been 27 optimistic situations.
Plainfield Community Schools will sponsor a COVID-19 tests working day on Saturday, Jan. 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Plainfield Higher School cafeteria. The entrance is on Arlington Ave. All college students, moms and dads and neighborhood customers are welcome to arrive for tests. Sign-up in progress in this article.

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