Marblehead Coronavirus Cases Force 12 People Into Quarantine

MARBLEHEAD, MA — An employee at the Coffin School in Marblehead and another person who works at Green’s Ace Hardware both tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing people at the two workplaces to enter precautionary isolation periods.

The hardware store closed Saturday for deep cleaning after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The employee showed no symptoms of the virus but had to take the test to return to college, according to Wicked Local Marblehead, which first reported this story. About 10 other workers are now quarantining after having contact with the employee who tested positive.

The store has since reopened following a deep cleaning.

At the Coffin School, an employee who was in the school when teachers picked up materials on Aug. 13 and 14 tested positive for the coronavirus. Several employees are now quarantining, and the school was closed Monday for a deep cleaning.

Last week, the Marblehead school committee approved a reopening plan that calls for students to start the school year remotely before a phase-in of a hybrid model, Teachers, however, will be asked to work from their classrooms, even during the remote phase from Sept. 14 to Oct. 2