Editor’s Note: The Superintendent of the Aliquippa School District has released the following statement announcing the first confirmed coronavirus patient in Beaver County is “a member of the Aliquippa School District Community.” We are publishing the statement in full as written:
Dear Aliquippa School District Community,
The Beaver County Commissioners held a press conference at 9:30 p.m. this evening. At the press conference, the commissioners informed the public that Beaver County Emergency Management Services was contacted by Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency that there is a confirmed coronavirus patient in Beaver County.
I have reliable information that the patient is a member of the Aliquippa School District Community. This information has not been officially confirmed by county, Pennsylvania and federal officials. Due to confidentiality consideration, I am not able to share any other details.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health will be following its standard protocol to inform the public and the people with whom the patient has been in contact.
I will keep the community informed as we receive more details from county, Pennsylvania and federal officials.
For more general information regarding the coronavirus, view the websites of the Pennsylvania Department of Health (www.health.pa.gov) and the center for disease control (www.cdc.gov).
Stay calm, stay safe, and practice social distancing.
THE ALIQUIPPA COMMUNITY IS STRONG.
Sincerely,
Peter M. Carbone, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
See Also:
– Watch: Commissioners’ Press Conference Announcing Confirmed Coronavirus Case In Beaver County
– READ IN FULL: The Beaver County Declaration of Disaster Emergency
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Wow. This message is calm; timely; informative; cites local, state, and federal officials where necessary; gives as much detail as can be given without breaking confidentiality; and promises to keep the public informed as new information becomes available. Is this guy really from Beaver County? Seriously, thank you for the prompt release of information. Truth is the best preventative against rumor.
Of course aliquippa! Where all the unsolved murders are. A VERY STRONG COMMUNITY! MY ASS!
Where is this person? Quarantined? In the hospital? That’s the information we need! That’s the problem with this entire situation…Vague information is given to the public which causes panic for no reason.
If I worked with this person I would want to know, in all fairness to people’s health and their friends & family’s wellness. I know there are confidentially laws, but people need to know if they have been exposed.