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COVID-19 Today: School, child care cases for Newmarket, York Region, and Ontario

Newmarket holds at 4 schools under surveillance, total 14 cases; 11 more school cases in York Region, totalling 399, with 6 active outbreaks and 68 school surveillances; Ontario reports 122 new school cases, totalling 4,470 at 671 schools
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Newmarket (reported Friday, Nov. 27, at 5 p.m.)

Schools

  • 4 active school surveillances
    • Clearmeadow, Dr. John M. Denison, Innova Academy, Sir William Mulock #3
  • 14 school-related cases to date
    • Clearmeadow Public School (1 student)
    • Dr. J.M. Denison Secondary School (1 student)
    • Innova Academy (1 student)
    • Sir William Mulock #3 (1 staff)
    • Denne Public School (1 student)
    • 2nd surveilliance Nov. 9 at Sir William Mulock (2 students)
    • Sacred Heart Catholic High School (1 staff)
    • Notre Dame Catholic Elementary School (1 student)
    • Newmarket High School (1 student)
    • Huron Heights Secondary School (1 student, 1 staff)
    • Terry Fox P.S. (1 student)
    • Sir William Mulock Secondary School (1 student)
  • 0 schools closed

Licensed child care facilities

  • 1 child care centre case (1 child)
  • 1 child care centre outbreak
  • 0 active child care centre outbreaks

York Region (reported Friday, Nov. 27, at 5 p.m.)

Schools

  • 0 schools closed
  • 28 (+2) school outbreaks*, 6 (-1) active
    • Outbreak declared Nov. 26 at Dr. Roberta Bondar, Maple #2 (1 staff)
    • Outbreak declared Nov. 25 at Shmuel Zahavy Cheder Chabad (1 student, 2 staff) 
    • Outbreak declared Nov. 23 at Bakersfield #2, Thornhill (2 students, 1 staff);
    • Outbreak declared Nov. 19 at St. Michael the Archangel #2, Woodbridge (2 students)
    • Outbreak declared Nov. 13 at Richmond Green Secondary, Richmond Hill (1 staff)
    • Outbreak declared Oct. 6 at Country Day School, King (2 students, 2 staff)
  • 22 (+2) closed school outbreaks
    • 10-day outbreak closed Nov. 26 at Fossil Hill #2, Woodbridge (1 student, 2 staff)
    • 11-day outbreak closed Nov. 26 at St. Mary, King Township (3 students)
  • 399 (+11) total confirmed cases
  • 295 (+11) students
  • 104 (+0) staff
  • 225 (+7, 1 moved to outbreak) schools under surveillance, 68 (+1) active **:
    • Newmarket: Clearmeadow (1 student); Dr. John M. Denison (1 student); Innova Academy (1 student); Sir William Mulock #3 (1 staff)
    • Aurora: Devins Drive (1 student); ecole secondaire catholique renaissance (1 student); Aurora High #2 (2 students)
    • King: King City Secondary #2 (1 student); Villanova College #2 (1 staff)
    • Whitchurch-Stouffville: St. Brigid #2 (1 student, 1 staff); St. Brendan #2 (1 staff)
    • Richmond Hill: Holy Trinity (1 staff); Christ the King #2 (1 staff); St. Marguerite d'Youville #2 (2 students); Our Lady of the Annunciation (1 student); Beynon Fields #2 (1 student); Bayview Hill #2 (2 staff); Our Lady Queen of the World #2 (2 staff); Richmond Hill High #2 (2 students, 2 staff)
    • Thornhill: Netivot HaTorah #2 (1 student); Thornhill Woods (1 staff); Charlton (1 student); Vaughan Secondary #2 (1 student); German Mills #2 (1 student); E.J. Sand (2 (+1) students); Stephen Lewis Secondary (4 students, 1 staff) 
    • Markham: Milliken Mills # 2 (1 student); St. Benedict (2 students); Markham Gateway #2 (+1 student); Cornell Village (1 student); Randall #2 (1 student); Bill Hogarth #2 (1 staff); St. Francis Xavier (1 student); John McCrae (1 student); William Berczy (1 staff); Sunrise Montessori (1 staff); Parkland #2 (1 student); Markham District High #2 (2 students); Legacy #2 (1 student, 1 staff); Armadale (3 students); Mindtech Montessori North Campus (1 students); William Armstrong (1 student); Boxwood (1 student, 1 staff); Cedarwood #2 (1 student); Middlefield Collegiate #3 (3 students)
    • Woodbridge: St. Emily #2 (1 student); Guardian Angels #2 (2 students); St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic High #2 (1 student); Blue Willow #3 (1 student); Vellore Woods (2 students); Tommy Douglas Secondary #4 (1 student); Elder's Mills #3 (1 student); San Marco (1 student); St. Padre Pio (1 student, 1 staff); Lorna Jackson (2 students); St. Agnes of Assisi (1 staff); Woodbridge P.S. #2 (1 staff); Emily Carr (4 students, 1 staff); St. Gabriel the Archangel (1 student)  
    • Maple: St. Joan of Arc Catholic High #2 (1 student); ecole elementaire le-petit-prince (1 staff); Viola Desmond (1 student); Teston Village (1 student); Michael Cranny #2 (3 students)ecole intermediaire catholique renaissance #3 (1 student); Maple Creek (1 student); Maple High #2 (7 (+3) students);
    • Concord: Everest Academy (1 staff) 
  •  155 (+5, 1 moved to outbreak) schools no longer under surveillance
    • 14-day surveillance closed Nov. 25 at Glenn Gould, Woodbridge (1 staff)
    • 14-day surveillance closed Nov. 25 at Michael Cranny, Maple (1 staff)
    • 11-day surveillance closed Nov. 27 at  Blessed Trinity, Maple (1 student, 1 staff)
    • 11-day surveillance closed Nov. 26 at Herbert. H. Carnegie, Maple (1 student)

*An outbreak is declared when 2 or more cases are confirmed within a 14-day period, with at least one case acquired in the school

**Schools with a laboratory-confirmed case that was not transmitted within the school 

*** The Ontario government website lists cases reported by schools to the Ministry of Education, not all of which are confirmed by York Region Public Health. The province defers to the public health unit for accurate and up-to-date information. 

Licensed child care facilities

  • 2 (+1) active child care centre outbreaks
    • Outbreak declared Nov. 27 at Pierre Berton Child Care, Vaughan (1 staff)
    • Outbreak declared Oct. 27 at Brightpath Child Care Centre, Vaughan (1 child, 4 staff)
  • 33 cases children
  • 29 (+1) cases staff
  • 21 closed child care centre outbreaks

Ontario (reported today at 10:30 for Nov. 26): 

Cases in schools

  • 4,470 (+122) school-related cases
  • 2,769 (+99) students
  • 614 (+23) staff
  • 1,087 (+0) individuals not identified (as student or staff) 
  • 671 (-8) of 4,828 schools with a case (14.0%)
  • 6 (+2) schools closed

Cases in child care centres and homes

  • 748 (+15) cases at child care centres and homes
  • 409 (+11) children, including in York Region:
    • 1 child, Dr. Roberta Bondar, Vaughan
    • 1 child, Sharei Tzion Day Care, Thornhill
    • 2 children, St. Marguerite D'Youville, Richmond Hill
    • 1 child, Jelly Bean Academy, Woodbridge
    • 1 child, YMCA of Greater Toronto/Charlton, Thornhill
    • 1 child, Wonderland Day Care, Vaughan
    • 1 child, Kids Can Doodle, San Marco, Woodbridge
    • 1 child, Bizzy Buddies, Woodbridge
    • 1 child, Blessed Trinity, Maple
    • 1 child, Elder's Mill Child Care, Woodbridge
    • 1 child, Tender Treasures, Woodbridge
    • 1 child, Fun on the Run, Maple
  • 339 (+4) staff, including in York Region:
    • 1 staff, Pierre Berton, Vaughan
    • 1 staff, Wishing Well Montessori, Markham
    • 1 staff, Macklin House, Markham
    • 1 staff, Glen Cedar School Age Program, Newmarket
    • 1 staff, Fun on the Run Holy Jubilee, Vaughan
    • 1 staff, Le Club Child Care/Blue Willow, Woodbridge
    • 1 staff, Precious Beginnings, Woodbridge
    • 1 staff, Vaughan Kids Daycare
    • 1 staff, Bright PathTrowers, Vaughan
  • 132 (-2) of 5,249 child care centres with current cases (2.51%)
  • 15 (-4) child care centres currently closed (.29%)

York Region Public Health reminds parents and guardians to check your child daily for symptoms of COVID-19. For more information and resources, including how to protect yourself and others, visit york.ca/SafeAtSchool
 
You can download Canada’s COVID Alert in Apple and Google app stores or visit ontario.ca/covidalert


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