Things are getting worse. Since the beginning of the week, 76 students have visited the student health center with similar symptoms. Most of the students are getting better in a day or two. But 3 students have become dehydrated and are being treated in a local hospital.
The student health center collected stool samples from the sick students and performed bacterial testing. The results came back negative for the common bacteria and parasites that could have made the students sick. So, the samples were sent to the health department laboratory for viral testing.