MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – Merritt Island Christian School has been closed for two weeks after eight people tested positive for COVID-19.Four teachers, a staff member and three students tested positive for the virus last week, Superintendent Nanci Dettra said, prompting the private school’s coronavirus task force to recommend closing campus to students until Oct.
6.That number has since doubled as more students and staff get tested, Dettra said Tuesday.[TRENDING: Does coronavirus spread easily among children? | Gunman shoots 2 teens at skating rink | Michael Jordan forms NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace]“That was real alarming to us,” she told News 6 partner FLORIDA TODAY.