WEYMOUTH (CBS) – Health officials said there are currently 37 COVID cases related to a cluster at a youth cheerleading training center in Weymouth. Cheer Sport Sharks said they have been following the COVID protocol strictly for the past year and have had no positive cases so far.
Weymouth’s health department said it has been investigating the cluster since Monday.
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Of the 37 cases, four are residents of Weymouth. Other cities affected include Braintree, Rockland, Randolph, Quincy, Brookline, East Bridgewater, Hingham, Kingston, Marion, Franklin, Whitman, Dedham and Easton.
Nurses are working to trace contacts to ensure that the requirements for COVID quarantine and isolation are met.
The health department also said it will work to ensure the company is operating in compliance with the state’s COVID executive order for sports facilities.
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Kel Fichtner with Cheer Sport Sharks released the following statement below.
“At Cheer Sport Sharks we have followed a strict protocol for the past 12 months with door temperature controls, mask policy, social distance policy, regular whole gym sanitization, reduction of athletes in the gym and we continued to send monthly reminders to our families about our policies and procedures. With this protocol, we had not had positive COVID cases until recent events.
In my 25 years as a cheer coach and cheer gym owner, I’ve never put anything other than the health and wellbeing of my athletes first. Neither I nor any staff member or parent has knowingly allowed any known positive Covid cause to use our facilities. Anything to the contrary is extremely discouraging to hear.
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We will continue to follow the guidelines of both the CDC and the Weymouth Health Council and work with them to care for our athletes and families and ensure that our facility is fully compliant with all health and safety requirements. “