COVID-19 Testing Results for Huffaker Students Come Back Negative
Negatives results include family member of resident who was a presumptive positive for COVID-19
Media Release
For Immediate Release
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Contact: Scott Oxarart
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Reno, Nev. March 6, 2020. The Washoe County Health District (WCHD) conducted COVID-19 testing Friday and all tests came back negative including all students at Huffaker Elementary School who were tested. The negative result includes the family member (a Huffaker student) of the resident who tested presumptive positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.
“We are relieved that we received no additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 today,” District Health Officer Kevin Dick said. “The Health District and Washoe County School District (WCSD) took extreme precaution by closing the school on Friday to prevent anyone from contracting the virus. I appreciate the cooperative effort of the School District to ensure the safety of those children and other members of our community.”
A statement from Kristen McNeill, Interim Superintendent, Washoe County School District:
“Parents, students and staff can rest assured that there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Huffaker Elementary School,” McNeill said. “We want to thank the Health District for their diligent work to ensure safety of our students and staff. I’m pleased to report that Huffaker will be open on Monday.”
As of right now, there is still only one presumptive positive case of COVID-19 in Washoe County. For more information on COVID-19, please call Washoe 311 (dial 3-1-1) or go to our COVID-19 webpage.