While Brookfield Superintendent of Schools John Barile said in a letter to parents on Tuesday that there was no identified in-school transmission of COVID-19, First Selectman Steve Dunn said in an update yesterday that the schools have over 14 instances of either confirmed cases of COVID or staff and students who had direct contact with a positive person across the three schools. 

Dunn says it was that increase over the weekend and Monday that precipitated the schools going back to remote learning until after November 3rd. 

Excluding the cases reported in the schools this week, which are being confirmed, Brookfield has had 238 cases to date.  There was one additional death last month, which brings total COVID-associated deaths in Brookfield to 9.