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Dozens of students in quarantine at Johnston County elementary school

Dozens of students are in quarantine after a COVID-19 cluster in a Johnston County school.

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CLAYTON, N.C. — Dozens of students are in quarantine after a COVID-19 cluster was reported in a Johnston County elementary school.
According to the school system's dashboard, 83 students and three staff members are under active quarantine at Cleveland Elementary School.

Dozens of active quarantine cases were also reported at Benson Elementary, Corinth Holders High School and Dixon Road Elementary.

Active quarantines are defined as people who are symptomatic, live with someone who is symptomatic or who have close contact to a positive case of COVID-19.

Forty-three students in the county currently test positive for COVID-19.

A cluster is defined by at least five COVID-19 cases within a 14-day period and a link between cases.

Currently, elementary students in the county are learning in person four days a week, while older grades remain on a Plan B rotation.

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