According to the Snohomish Health Department, the Bothell High School (BHS) employee’s family member who was suspected of having COVID-19 (coronavirus) has tested negative for the virus.
An individual who was under investigation for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Snohomish County has tested negative. This is the individual who was a close contact of someone from Bothell High School.
— SnoHD (@SnoHD) February 28, 2020
As previously reported, BHS was closed Feb. 27 28 out of concerns of the employee’s family member becoming sick after traveling during mid-winter break, which was from Feb. 17-21.
The school spent Thursday and Friday disinfecting the entire campus in case the family member ended up testing positive for coronavirus.
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