San Juan Unified Employee Died From COVID-19 Over Winter Break, District Says

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A San Juan Unified School District employee has died due to COVID-19, officials say.

According to the district, the employee's death - which happened during the winter break - marks the first known death of a current employee from the virus.

It's unclear in what capacity the employee worked at the school district.

District-wide, San Juan Unified's COVID-19 dashboard shows that a total of 22 students and 21 staff have tested positive. There have also been a total of 47 student and 46 staff exposures, according to the dashboard.

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Back in December, San Juan Unified had planned to return schools to a modified in-person learning plan. However, with coronavirus cases across California and the region skyrocketing, the decision was made to delay that plan.