Slideshow A Fletcher Middle School student has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Palo Alto school district announced March 17. Weekly file photo by Adam Pardee. Previous Next

A Fletcher Middle School student has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Palo Alto school district said on Tuesday.

"County health officials have signaled that we should expect the virus to continue spreading for a period of time across Santa Clara County. As promised, PAUSD will report all confirmed cases to our staff and families," reads a district message sent out to all families and staff on Tuesday morning.

Superintendent Don Austin told the Weekly that the family notified the district that the student's test results came back positive on Monday, March 16. The district in turn communicated that to the Santa Clara County Public Health Department.

The student was at school last Wednesday, March 11, Austin said. All Palo Alto Unified schools closed effective this Monday, March 16, following an order from county public health and education officials.

The county is no longer doing the work of checking with all the individuals someone who tests positive may have come in contact with, Austin said.