Five people test positive for Covid-19 in Sacramento City Unified

Less than a week after in-person classes began in Sacramento City Unified, some students and teachers are returning to distance learning to quarantine after five people tested positive for Covid-19.

The Sacramento Bee reported that 8,000 students in kindergarten through 3rd grade in the district began in-person classes two days a week on April 8. Since then, five people have tested positive at five different elementary schools in the district. All students in the same cohort as the infected person, and their teachers, will quarantine for 14 days. The district provides Covid-19 testing to students and staff.