PHILADELPHIA, N.Y. (WWTI) — New COVID-19 cases were confirmed within the Indian River Central School District as students returned for in-person hybrid instruction.
Indian River Superintendent Mary Anne Dobmeier confirmed three new COVID-19 cases on February 1, 2021. According to Dobemeier, a student at the Middle School, a student at Theresa Primary School and a staff member at Calcium Primary School tested positive for the virus.
The case affecting the staff member at Calcium Primary School is a correction to a case reported on January 25, 2021.
The Indian River Central School District returned to their previously scheduled in-person hybrid model of instruction on February 1 following a two week switch to remote learning.
The District is currently working with Jefferson County Public Health to perform contact tracing.
The following data represents COVID-19 cases reported in the District since the start of the 2020-2021 school year.
| Student COVID-19 cases | Staff/teacher COVID-19 cases | Total | |
| Antwerp Primary School | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Calcium Primary School | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Evans Mills Primary School | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Philadelphia Primary School | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Theresa Primary School | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Indian River Intermediate School | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Indian River Middle School | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Indian River High School | 21 | 8 | 29 |
| Total | 107 |