North Hills School District Reports 15 New Coronavirus Cases

ROSS TOWNSHIP, PA — North Hills School District on Tuesday reported 15 new coronavirus cases since its last COVID-19 update on Jan. 11. The cases were added to the COVID-19 tracker with dates from Dec. 21 through Jan. 17 as follows:

• North Hills High School student on Dec. 21.
• 3 McIntyre Elementary School students on Jan. 5.
• Highcliff Elementary School student on Jan. 5 (presumed positive case).
• 2 McIntyre Elementary School students on Jan. 6.
• North Hills High School student on Jan. 10.
• North Hills Middle School teacher on Jan. 10.
• Ross Elementary School staff member on Jan. 11.
• Ross Elementary School staff member on Jan. 12.
• McIntyre Elementary School student on Jan. 12.
• North Hills Middle School teacher on Jan. 14.
• Ross Elementary School teacher on Jan. 16.
• North Hills High School student on Jan. 17.

Since the district was operating virtually until Jan. 11, the only cases included in each building’s 14-day rolling case count are those with dates of Jan. 11 or after.

While additional cases may remain active because they are still within the 10-day active window as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, they occurred while district building were closed and instruction was virtual. After a closure-virtual time period, the building reopens with a case count of zero.