WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) — Watertown City School District confirmed a rise in COVID-19 cases right before the weekend.
Watertown City School District Patricia LaBarr alerted the community on Friday afternoon that four students tested positive for the coronavirus. LaBarr confirmed that two of these student attend H.T. Wiley Intermediate School and two attend Watertown High School.
According to Superintendent LaBarr, the District is currently working with Jefferson County Public Health to peform contact tracing.
The Watertown City School District is currently following remote instruction through February 2, 2021.
The following data is the most current regarding COVID-19 cases within the Watertown City School District.
| Student COVID-19 cases | Staff/teacher COVID-19 cases | Total | |
| Knickerbocker Elementary | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| North Elementary | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Ohio Street Elementary | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Sherman Elementary | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Starbuck Elementary | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harold T. Wiley Intermediate | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Case Middle School | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Watertown High School | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 82 |