TUSD Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo said he's tested positive for COVID-19 but is experiencing mild symptoms.

The superintendent of TUSD said Friday that he tested positive for COVID-19.

Gabriel Trujillo, in a post on the Tucson Unified School Districtโ€™s Facebook page, said he tested positive for the virus on Thursday. โ€œI am fully vaccinated and boosted and very thankful to only be experiencing mild symptoms at this time,โ€ he said in the post.

He said he would follow the protocols set up by the district, Pima County and the CDC for isolating. โ€œI look forward to resuming my full schedule of campus visits and to seeing all of you soon,โ€ he wrote.

He urged everyone to get โ€œfully vaccinated, get boosted, and most importantly, mask up with an N-95 or surgical mask, if possible.โ€

The district currently has 3,170 COVID-19 cases, according to data posted by the Pima County Health Department. TUSD has seen 414 total cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, 292 cases on Wednesday and 233 cases on Thursday, according to the districtโ€™s dashboard. Those cases are both students and staff.

The district requires masks to be worn while inside any TUSD building, at indoor district events and on school buses.


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