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Queen Creek school to be cleaned in wake of coronavirus case

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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials say one of the state's coronavirus cases is associated with a suburban Phoenix charter school.

The Arizona Department of Health Services said in a statement Sunday that the patient who tested positive for COVID-19 has already recovered.

The patient, who was severely ill, was also not at the Queen Creek campus of American Leadership Academy during that time.

The person was not on campus during the recovery period, according to officials. As a result, the state agency believes the chance of anyone beyond a close contact getting the respiratory illness is low. Administrators will have the school cleaned while it's on spring break.