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Suffolk court employee tests positive for COVID-19; courthouse closed Friday

The court was to be disinfected and is set to reopen Monday.

A trial court employee for the Suffolk County Superior Court tested positive for COVID-19, and the courthouse was closed Friday.Jennifer Donahue, a spokesperson for the state court system, said in a statement emailed to Boston.com that the building was closed for disinfecting, and that it would reopen on Monday.Courthouses reopened July 13 for “limited purposes, including some in-person proceedings,” but most matters were planned to continue virtually, according to a press release.The system planned to expand the in-person proceedings list on Aug. 10.

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