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COVID-19 Outbreak Hits Chester County High School Cheerleading Squad After Attending Camp

DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. (CBS) -- Chester County health officials have reported an outbreak of COVID-19 within a Downingtown-based high school cheerleading team. This comes after the team attended a private camp through the school.

Six members of the team, all girls ranging in age from 15 to 17, tested positive.

Contact tracing efforts undertaken on the six positive cases have led to exposure risks of up to 60 more individuals at a nearby gymnastics facility.

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