A teenager at Perry High School came in contact with the Stark County man who has tested positive for the coronavirus. Here’s what’s happening now.

One teenager from Stark County came in contact with the 53-year-old man who tested positive for the coronavirus and is in self-quarantine. The teen is a student at Perry High School, which announced the discovery Wednesday evening on its website.

Perry Local Schools are in sessions today, the district said at the direction of the Stark County Health Department.

"The District learned after school (Wednesday) that one of our Perry High School students was exposed to the individual in Stark County who has since tested positive for COVID-19, the coronavirus. The affected student is in self- quarantine, per the directions of medical professionals. Perry Local administrators consulted with public health officials (Wedneday) evening to be certain we are following the appropriate and most-current guidance for schools. According to the Stark County Health Department, there is no reason for the school to close or other individuals to be quarantined at this time."

The 53-year-old man who is being treated in isolation at Mercy Medical Center in Canton, first presented signs of the illness on Feb. 25. Canton Public Health Commissioner James Adams said he didn’t know when the man first went to the hospital.

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The man is the fourth in Ohio to test positive for COVID-19 and he is the first to contract it through "community spread," according to the Ohio Department of Health.

"We are limited as to what we can say because of privacy issues," Perry Local Superintendent Scott Beatty told The Repository Wednesday morning. "We continue to follow state and local health department directions and their medical expertise. That has been our guidance from the very beginning. We will continue to keep our school community informed in this very fluid situation."

Perry Local Schools said "heightened daily cleaning regimens in classroom and common areas district-wide" already have begun, according to the letter.

"Our staff is again sanitizing and disinfecting the classrooms and common areas with exceptional attention and care this evening. If the recommendations from public health officials change in any way, we will take immediate and appropriate steps for the safety of our students, staff members and families."

Perry’s letter on its website reminded people of practical ways to prevent the spread of the illness:

Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing; using the restroom; and before eating or preparing food.If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol base.Stay home when you are sick. Students should not return to school until they have been fever free for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication.Avoid touching your face, eyes, nose and mouth.Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue directly into the trash. If a tissue is not available, use the bend of your elbow.