A Wellesley resident has tested positive for the coronavirus, school district officials announced Friday.

Wellesley Superintendent David Lussier said in a message to the school community that the individual has children who attend Upham Elementary School and Wellesley Middle School.

“It’s important to know that these children are showing no symptoms and are healthy,” Lussier wrote to the school community. “Out of an abundance of caution, we have made the proactive decision to release students early at Upham and WMS in order to fully clean and sanitize both buildings. With this in mind, we will begin the dismissal process at 11:45AM.”


The Massachusetts Department of Public Health did not immediately respond to requests for comment, but, according to the agency’s website, there are now seven presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts and one confirmed case. State health officials had announced Thursday that there were three cases in the state.

The school district said it is working “closely” with the Wellesley Health Department and local officials. Read the district’s full statement below: