York Region Public Health is reporting its first confirmed COVID-19 school outbreak today at Blue Willow Public School in Vaughan.
The school, which was previously under surveillance when a staff member tested positive with a case transmitted outside of the school, is reporting one student and one staff positive for COVID-19, according to regional spokesperson Patrick Casey.
The school remains open, however, one classroom is in self-isolation, Casey said.
Newmarket (reported Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 5 p.m.)
Schools
- 0 school-related cases
- 0 schools closed
Licensed child care facilities
- 0 child care centre cases
- 0 child care centres closed
York Region (reported Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 5 p.m.)
Schools
- 1 (+1) school outbreaks*
- Blue Willow (1 student, 1 staff)
- 0 schools closed
- 11 (+1) confirmed cases
- 6 (+1) students
- 5 staff/visitors
- 9 (-1) schools under surveillance**:
- Carrville Mills (1 staff), in Thornhill
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1 staff), J. Addison (1 student), Little Rouge (1 student), in Markham;
- St. Michael the Archangel (1 staff); Tommy Douglas Secondary (1 student), Our Lady of Fatima (1 staff), in Woodbridge;
- Maple High (1 student), Dr. Roberta Bondar (1 student) in Maple
*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
Licensed child care facilities
- 4 child care centre outbreaks*
- 2 active outbreaks
- Childventures Early Learning Academy, Aurora (1 staff)
- Montessori School House, Maple (1 child, 1 staff)
- 1 case child
- 4 cases staff/visitors
*An outbreak is declared with one or more confirmed case in children or staff
Ontario (reported Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 10:30 a.m.):
Cases in schools
- 141 (+51) school-related cases
- 59 (+26) students; 33 (+7) staff
- 49 (+18) individuals not identified
- 116 (+41) of 4,828 schools with a case (2.4%)
- 2 schools closed
- Fellowes High School, Pembroke (3 staff cases)
- Monsignor Paul Baxter Catholic School, Ottawa (2 students, 2 staff)
Cases in child care centres and homes
- 95 (+15) cases at child care centres and homes
- 49 (+11) children
- 46 (+4) staff
- 30 (+11) of 5,071 child care centres with current cases (0.59%)
- 8 (+4) child care centres currently closed (.16%)
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
