More than 200 COVID-19 cases reported in Cumberland County Schools during first week of class

The Fayetteville Observer reports that Cumberland County Schools reported 221 COVID-19 cases throughout the district during the first week of school, according to Lindsay Whitley, a Cumberland County Schools spokesman.

Posted 4:27 p.m. Aug 28, 2021 — Updated 4:27 p.m. Aug 28, 2021

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The Fayetteville Observer reports that Cumberland County Schools reported 221 COVID-19 cases throughout the district during the first week of school, according to Lindsay Whitley, a Cumberland County Schools spokesman.

The district is requiring that all students and staff wear face masks.

The school district has made 22 exemptions to the mask mandate, Whitley told the newspaper.

Cumberland County Schools is the fifth largest school district in North Carolina with more than 50,000 students.

In the weeks leading up to the start of school, the district reported about 100 coronavirus cases each week. Year-round students have been in school since mid-July.

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