Richland and Forest Hills students will continue a remote model of instruction until at least Jan. 4, according to district announcements Wednesday. The extension applies to all grade levels and comes just days before the districts were set to bring students back. "We had every intention of returning on Dec. 14 to hybrid," Richland Superintendent Arnold Nadonley said. Forest Hills administrators had set their eyes on the same date. However, the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region has forced district leadership to adjust plans once again. As of Wednesday, Cambria County had accumulated more than 6,000 cases, 116 deaths and an incidence rate of 745.5 per 100,000 residents for the past seven days.