VIDEO: Philip Simmons High School basketball, baseball teams exposed to COVID-19 By Lillian Donahue | December 11, 2020 at 3:06 PM EST - Updated December 11 at 7:34 PM
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Berkeley County School District officials confirm that certain Philip Simmons High School athletic teams have been in close contact with people who have tested positive for the coronavirus.
The high school currently has five positive cases in the athletic community.
“Out of an abundance of caution to minimize the possibility of any further exposure, players from the varsity basketball and baseball teams, as well as the varsity and junior varsity cheer squads, have been presumed close contacts,” district spokeswoman Katie Tanner said in an email.