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Georgetown Day closed for cleaning as number of D.C., Md., Va. cases climbs to 18 D.C., Md., Va. report 19 coronavirus cases, including 3 linked to church
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The District’s Georgetown Day School said it would close Tuesday for a deep cleaning because it has “community members who are closely affiliated” with Christ Church of Georgetown, which reported a second coronavirus infection Monday night. Three new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the Washington area Tuesday morning, bringing the number of infections in the District, Maryland and Virginia to 19.
A church spokesman said Tom Smith, the church’s 39-year-old organist, tested positive for the virus two days after the rector, Rev. Timothy Cole, was diagnosed with it. Loudoun County officials said a resident in their 40s has tested positive, and is believed to have come into contact with another infected person at Christ Church in Georgetown, where both the rector and the organist have been diagnosed with the virus.
Additional new cases were reported late Monday and Tuesday morning in the District, Maryland and Virginia, bringing the number of known infections in the region to 18. County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks said a couple from Prince George’s who had been on a cruise overseas had tested positive for the coronavirus, and were quarantined at home.
At a news conference Tuesday, Prince George’s County officials announced two additional cases, bringing the number in Maryland to eight. The cases involved a couple who recently returned home from an international cruise. Alsobrooks had announced the county’s first confirmed case of the virus late Monday, a woman in her 50s. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday the woman appears to have contracted the virus while on a trip to Massachusetts in late February.
County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks said they are being quarantined at home.
Another case announced late Monday involved a woman in her 50s who lives in Prince George’s. Officials said she contracted the virus after traveling to Massachusetts in late February.
“She has had no contact with schoolchildren and is self-quarantined at home and in good condition,” Alsobrooks said.“She has had no contact with schoolchildren and is self-quarantined at home and in good condition,” Alsobrooks said.
Hogan said he has spoken to Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker about the case and will convene his cabinet today to discuss Maryland’s response to the virus.
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said he has spoken to Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker about the case and will convene his cabinet later today to discuss Maryland’s response to the virus. The Loudoun patient has had limited exposure to others in the county, health director David Goodfriend said in a statement.
In the District, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser on Monday asked anyone who had been at the historic Episcopal church on several specific dates in late February and early March to quarantine themselves at home for the remainder of the 14-day incubation period. “We know the risk of coronavirus disease — or COVID-19 — increases among close contacts of infected persons,” the statement said. “In this case, based on the results of our contact investigation to date, the risk to the general Loudoun community remains low.”
Smith was in quarantine at home with his husband, the church spokesman said. Phyllis J. Randall (D), chairwoman of the county’s Board of Supervisors, urged residents to remain calm.
Georgetown Day, which is located in Northwest Washington, said it “does not expect this to be a long-term closure.” “We anticipated that a case of COVID-19 would be diagnosed in our community at some point,” she said in the county’s statement. “It is important that we all follow the prevention guidance issued by the CDC to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.”
Three other D.C. schools were closed for deep cleaning Monday, because their staff members had either had contact with someone affiliated with Christ Church or with another coronavirus patient, a man who developed symptoms while staying in the District after traveling there from Nigeria. That man was receiving treatment in Maryland. Those guidelines include staying home if ill, washing hands frequently and avoiding people who have respiratory symptoms. People who develop fever, cough or shortness of breath should consult health care providers about whether they should be tested.
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D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser on Monday asked anyone who had been at Christ Church on specific dates in late February and early March to quarantine themselves at home for the remainder of the 14-day incubation period. Those were days when the Rev. Timothy Cole, who was diagnosed with the virus on Saturday, was at the church and may have been infectious.
A church spokesman said organist Tom Smith, 39, tested positive for the virus on Monday. Smith was in quarantine at home with his husband, the spokesman said.
The District’s Georgetown Day School said it would close Tuesday for a deep cleaning because it has “community members who are closely affiliated” with Christ Church, a historic Episcopal congregation in the District’s Georgetown neighborhood.
Georgetown Day said it “does not expect this to be a long-term closure.”
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Three other D.C. schools were closed for deep cleaning Monday because their staff members either had contact with someone affiliated with Christ Church or with another coronavirus patient, a man who developed symptoms while staying in the District after traveling from Nigeria. That man was receiving treatment in Maryland.
All three schools — School Without Walls, D.C. International School and Mundo Verde — reopened Tuesday.All three schools — School Without Walls, D.C. International School and Mundo Verde — reopened Tuesday.
Cole, the Christ Church pastor, has been quarantined at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in stable condition since Saturday. He first became sick after returning from a Feb. 22 conference of Episcopal leaders in Louisville.Cole, the Christ Church pastor, has been quarantined at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in stable condition since Saturday. He first became sick after returning from a Feb. 22 conference of Episcopal leaders in Louisville.
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A D.C. health official said there is “medium risk” for people who came within six feet of Cole on Feb. 24 and between Feb. 28 and March 3. Officials said people who were at the church on those dates should self-quarantine until 14 days after their most recent contact.A D.C. health official said there is “medium risk” for people who came within six feet of Cole on Feb. 24 and between Feb. 28 and March 3. Officials said people who were at the church on those dates should self-quarantine until 14 days after their most recent contact.
“That is when our case was symptomatic,” said Anjali Talwalkar, senior deputy director for the city’s community health administration. “So anybody who was potentially exposed during that time, out of caution and best practices for disease control, that’s the recommendation.”“That is when our case was symptomatic,” said Anjali Talwalkar, senior deputy director for the city’s community health administration. “So anybody who was potentially exposed during that time, out of caution and best practices for disease control, that’s the recommendation.”
Bowser (D) announced two other cases Monday night: a 77-year-old man who had attended the Biogen conference in Boston, which has been connected to several other cases; and a 79-year-old man about whom no other information was released.Bowser (D) announced two other cases Monday night: a 77-year-old man who had attended the Biogen conference in Boston, which has been connected to several other cases; and a 79-year-old man about whom no other information was released.
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In Virginia, officials said a Spotsylvania County resident in their 50s had tested positive, as had the spouse of a Fairfax City resident who was diagnosed with the virus over the weekend. The Fairfax City couple had been on a cruise boat in Egypt that is believed to have been the source of other infections.In Virginia, officials said a Spotsylvania County resident in their 50s had tested positive, as had the spouse of a Fairfax City resident who was diagnosed with the virus over the weekend. The Fairfax City couple had been on a cruise boat in Egypt that is believed to have been the source of other infections.
Earlier Monday, officials announced that a 60-something Arlington County resident had developed fever, a cough and shortness of breath after an international trip, and was confirmed to have the virus. Earlier Monday, officials announced that an Arlington County resident in their 60s had developed fever, a cough and shortness of breath after an international trip, and was confirmed to have the virus.
The person had limited contact with other people while ill, the state health department said, and is receiving medical care and recuperating.The person had limited contact with other people while ill, the state health department said, and is receiving medical care and recuperating.
Dana Hedgpeth, Erin Cox and Jenna Portnoy contributed to this report. Erin Cox, Dana Hedgpeth, Rebecca Tan and Ovetta Wiggins contributed to this report.