Education department moves York Co. into yellow school safety category
Five counties are designated yellow
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AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - The Maine Department of Education Friday changed its color-coded system on school safety during the pandemic to add York County to those with a yellow designation.
It joins Androscoggin, Franklin, Somerset and Washington Counties in the yellow category.
Knox County was yellow last week but moved back to green status.
A yellow designation suggests an elevated risk of COVID-19 spread and schools should consider hybrid learning.
The moves comes on another triple digit day of coronavirus cases in Maine.
All other counties remain green - indicating in-person instruction is safe.
But education officials says they will keep a close eye on Cumberland, Hancock, Kennebec for a rise in coronavirus cases there.
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