State health officer Doctor Thomas Dobbs says he and others have been reaching out to covid-19 patients to figure out where they contracted the virus.
MEANWHILE, AS CASE NUMBERSCONTINUE TOCLIMB...PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUSTSUBMITTHEIR PLANS THIS WEEK FOR THEUPCOMISCHOOL YEAR.
STATE HEALTH LEADERS SAY CONTACTTRACINGREVEALS COVID-19 PATIENTS AREOVERWHELMINGLY CONTRACTING THEVIRUS IN THE SAME MANNER...SOCIAL GATHERINGS."80 PERCENT OF THE TIME IT'S ASOCIAL GATHERING WHERE PEOPLELET THEIR GUARD DOWN.
IT MIGHTBEA FUNERAL.
IT MIGHT BE ANEXTENDED FAMILY GET TOGETHER.YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WEAR A MASKAROUND YOUR COUSIN WHOCOMES IN FROM OUT OF TOWN.GOVERNOR TATE REEVES SAYSLARGLY, MOSTMISSISSIPPIANS ARE WEARING MASKSANDTAKING PRECAUTIONS TO SLOW THESPREAD.
DESPITE THOSE EFFORTS,HE SAYS NINECOUNTIES COULD SOON BE ADDED TOTHECURRENT LIST OF 29 COUNTIESUNDER A MASKMANDATE AND TIGHTERRESTRICTIONSMEANWHILE, THOUSANDS OF PARENTSAND TEACHERS ARE WAITING TO SEEWHATPUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVEPLANNED FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOLYEAR.WE PREFER FOR EVERY SCHOOLDISTRICT TO HAVE A GOOD SOLIDPLAN TO GET KIDS BACK IN SCHOOLINA SAFE , RESPONSIBLE WAY.
NOWAGAIN I HAVE NOT PERSONALREVIEWED ALL OF THESE YET...THEREAPPEARS TO BE A LOT OF SHALL WESAY A LOT OF WORK LEFT TO DO INMANY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTSBASED UPON THE PLANS THEY HAVESUBMITTETHE GOVERNOR SAYS THE BEST CASESCENARIO WOULD BE FOR EACHSCHOOL DISTRICT TO OFFEROPTIONS... FOR CHILDRENTO LEARN IN THE CLASSROOM ANDALSOONLINE.FOR SOME OF OUR KIDS ACROSSMISSISSIPPI THEY HAVE NOW GONEFIVE MONTHS WITHOUT ANYSIGNIFICANT LEARNINGOPPORTUNITIES, MARCH, APRIL,MAJUNE AND JULY.
WE CANNOT ALLOWTHOSE KIDS TO FALL FURTHERBEHIND.
FRIDAY IS THE DEADLINE FORPUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS TOSUBMIT THEIR PLANS FOR THEUPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR TO THESTATMEGAN.
CANTON SCHOOL LEADERS ANNOUNCEDTODAY CLASSES WILL BE VIRT
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