Shasta County is grappling with a surge in coronavirus cases, many tied to an evangelical college where over 120 students and staff have tested positive.
“This has led to a large number of people staying home as a precaution,” the statement said, adding that staff and students have been required to wear face coverings, socially distance on campus and do daily temperature checks at the door since classes started in early September.
Shasta County recorded more than 500 new COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks, pushing its total number of cases since March to 1,158. “Hopefully the message is being received,” she said, “that when people are sick, they need to stay home until they are no longer contagious. If that happens, our numbers will start to drop.”
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