COVID-19 case at Spring Valley HS; football team under quarantine

A football player at Spring Valley High School has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a letter sent to parents on Thursday from the head football coach.

POSITIVE FOR COVID-19..THANKS FOR JOINING US...I'M TODD QUINONES..TRICIA HAS THE NIGHT OFF..THE POSITIVE TEST NOW RAISINGQUESTIONS..AS THE FOOTBALL SEASON GETSCLOSER..LETS GET TO 13 ACTION NEWSREPORTER JOE BARTELS LIVE..AT SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL..TO EXPLAIN..

JOE...THAT STUDENT ATHLETE..GOES HERE..TO SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL..WE ARE TOLD..THE TEST CAME BACK POSITIVE..AND AS A PRECAUTION..ALL TEAM MEMBERS..AND COACHES..

ARE QUARANTINED..AND MAY HAVE TO BE TESTED..THE SPRING VALLEY..GRIZZLIES...ACCORDING TO THIS LETTEROBTAINED BY 13 INVESTIGATES..THE STUDENT..LAST PRACTICED..WITH HIS TEAMMATES..AND COACHES..

ON JULY 9.."BEING IN CLOSE CONTACT WITHSOMEBODY AND ESPECIALLY DURINGTHE PHYSICAL EXERTION OFEXERCISE WHEN YOU'RE BREATHINGHE'S NOT SURPRISED..ALL SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLFOOTBALL PRACITICES AREWHY..STUDENTS ARE EVEN THAT CLOSETOGETHER..DESPITE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC..THAT'S STILL RAGING"THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF KEEPINGPEOPLE SAFE IS KEEPING SOCIALDISTANCE TRYING TO KEEP AMINIMUM OF 6 FEET BETWEEN YOUAND ANYBODY ELSE IN WITH ACONTACT SPORT THAT'SIMPOSSIBLE." ACROSS THE COUNTRY..THERE'S BEEN COVID-19 HOTSPOTSWITH HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS..THIS WEEK...AT LAKE ZURICH HIGH SCHOOL..ABOUT AN HOUR NORTHWEST OFCHICAGO...36 STUDENT ATHLETES TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS..AFTER PARTICIPATING IN TRAININGCAMPS..ILLINOIS HEALTH OFFICIALSTESTED 600 PEOPLE..AS A PRECAUTION..."I WALK IN THE MORNING I LIVEJUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM LASVEGAS HIGH SCHOOL AND SO THEYWERE THEY PRACTICE IN THEMORNING AND I SEE THEM EITHERAT THE PARK OR THE RIGHT BEHINDTHE SCHOOL PRACTICING." LASVEGAS MOM..HEATHER COUSINS..

HAS 5 KIDS..HER SON..JACK BROWN..WANTS TO MAKE THE LAS VEGASHIGH SCHOOL TEAM..FOR THE FALL.."KEEPING THEM AWAY FROMEVERYBODY NOT LETTING THEM GETTHEIR ACTIVITY IT'S REALLYDOING A LOT MORE DAMAGE THAN ITIS ANYTHING ELSE.""I THINK HER CONCERNS ARE VERYVALID I MEAN ABSOLUTELY THESOCIAL ISOLATION IS DAMAGING TOLIKE FOOTBALL..ARE RISKY..RIGHT NOW..AND RIPE FOR TRANSMISSION FORWE REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOL..AND THE HEAD COACH FOR COMMENTBUT WE DID NOT HEAR BACK..THERE'S NO WORD..ON HOW THE POSITIVE STUDENT ISDOING..OR HOW MANY OTHERS MAY HAVEBEEN INFECTED..OR TESTED.FOR NOW..IT APPEARS..THE DISTRICT IS PREPARING FORSPORTS TO RESUME..IN THE FALL..REPORTING LIVE JOE BARTELS 13ACTION NEWS.DO MORE TO PROTECT WORKERS..