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EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) – Seventeen Edmond Memorial students have been placed in 14-day quarantine after a student at the school tested positive for COVID-19.
Edmond Public Schools issued a news release on Wednesday announcing the mass exposure.
“Tonight, we received notification that an Edmond Memorial student has tested positive for COVID-19,” the news release states.
The student who tested positive was last at school on Monday. That student is currently in isolation for a 10-day period.
The 17 students who came into contact with the positive student have been placed in 14-day quarantine in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, according to the news release.
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