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Berrien County schools have seen more than a 50 percent decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases in students and staff since the Berrien County Health Department implemented its mask mandate in educational settings, health officials reported Wednesday.

Courtney Davis, acting health officer for the BCHD, reported during a Facebook Live update that subsequent quarantines have also gone down.

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