ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Northside High School’s football team is temporarily suspending activities after five cases of coronavirus were traced back to the program.
The team released a statement on Tuesday and said the first person to test positive started showing symptoms on Sunday, Feb. 28.
Officials said the Roanoke & Alleghany Health Department was notified on Monday as the school started contract tracing. Because of this, the team said it did not hold practice on Monday.
By 8 p.m. that night, five coronavirus cases were traced back to the football program.
The following message was sent out Monday night through the team notification app:
According to the team’s statement, the school nurse will continue contact tracing and the Roanoke & Alleghany Health Department will conduct follow-up contact tracing.
Officials said the program is expected to resume activities on March 15.