Marshall County Schools

Dr. Shelby Haines, Superintendent

Woody Yoder, Assistant Superintendent
214 Middle Grave Creek Road, P. O. Box 578
Moundsville, WV 26041
http://boe.mars.k12.wv.us/

For Immediate Release September 20, 2020

New Case of COVID-19 Confirmed at SMS

Today, Sunday, September 20, 2020, working with the Marshall County Health Department,
Marshall County Schools has confirmed one new positive case of COVID-19 at Sherrard Middle
School.
The school has been teaching remotely, therefore, no students were exposed. An independent
cleaning company will be at the school on Monday morning to do a deep disinfecting.
The confirmed case is not believed to be linked to the prior case at SMS, but contact tracing is
currently being completed with the Marshall County Health Department. In accordance with
privacy laws, information specific to any case will not be released publicly, however, details are
being made available to keep the community informed of the transmission of COVID-19 locally.
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, everyone is urged to follow best health practices as issued
by the Governor’s Executive Orders and outlined by the West Virginia Department of Health and
Human Resources (DHHR) and the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) guidance.
This includes wearing face coverings, and practicing social distancing, hand washing and
cleaning regularly.
Those who feel they need to be tested, please contact your primary care provider, your local
hospital or your local healthcare clinic. For more information about COVID-19 visit the DHHR
at www.coronavirus.wv.gov or the CDC at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.
For details about WVDE and DHHR guidance documents, visit https://wvde.us/COVID19.

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Contact:
Tony Wood
Marshall County Schools Communications Coordinator
304.843.4400 ext. 355 tdwood@k12.wv.us