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West Elementary student tests positive for COVID-19

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BUTTE – The Butte Health Department reports Wednesday one student tested positive for COVID-19 at West Elementary School.

Staff and students who have had close contact with the infected student have been identified and are quarantined, according to Karen Maloughney of the Health Department.

Last week, the department confirmed a student at Butte High tested positive for COVID-19.

Butte-Silver Bow has had 139 confirmed cases of Covid-19, and 116 of those people have recovered; 23 cases remain active as of Wednesday.