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Chandler USD responds to rising COVID-19 cases and more top local news

The Chandler USD governing board met Nov. 18 to discuss virtual learning and COVID-19. (Alexa D'Angelo/Community Impact Newspaper)
The Chandler USD governing board met Nov. 18 to discuss virtual learning and COVID-19. (Alexa D'Angelo/Community Impact Newspaper)

The Chandler USD governing board met Nov. 18 to discuss virtual learning and COVID-19. (Alexa D'Angelo/Community Impact Newspaper)

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Read the most popular stories from Chandler and Gilbert from the past week.

Chandler

Chandler USD to discuss virtual learning at Nov. 18 meeting; district reports 45 active COVID-19 cases, 180 'resolved' cases

The discussion comes as coronavirus cases have continued to rise across Arizona and Maricopa County.

3 recently opened businesses in Chandler
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Here are three new businesses that have opened recently in Chandler.

Gilbert

Gilbert has more than 100 homes under contract in five of six ZIP codes in September

Here is the relevant residential real estate data in Gilbert from September 2020.

Gilbert Public Schools board keeps eye on COVID-19 health benchmarks

Gilbert Public Schools remains in the “red”—high risk for COVID-19 community transmission—on case numbers as judged by state and county dashboards, but no more schools are close to returning to a hybrid learning.

Statewide

Gov. Doug Ducey adds measures to mitigate coronavirus transmission

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Nov. 18 said an end to Arizona’s state of emergency from the coronavirus pandemic is “not on the horizon” and instituted additional measures to combat the virus’s transmission.

Alexa D'Angelo and Tom Blodgett contributed to this report.
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