Skip to content

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

1 child care outbreak, 1 school outbreak and 2 school surveillances in Newmarket; outbreaks rise to 32 in York Region, with new cases at St. Andrews College in Aurora; about 27% of Ontario schools have active cases
Column_Images_Covid_2020_kids_2000x1333

Newmarket, as reported April 11 at 5 p.m. by York Region Public Health

  • 1 (+0) school outbreak
    • Outbreak declared April 7 at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Elementary School (closed, 2 staff)
  • 2 (+0) school surveillances
    • Surveillance declared April 8 at Huron Heights Secondary School (2 students, 1 staff)
    • Surveillance declared March 30 at Terry Fox Public School (2 students, 1 staff)
  • 1 (+0) child care centre outbreak
    • Hopscotch Daycare Services, Bondi Avenue (1 child, 1 staff)

York Region, as reported April 11 at 5 p.m. by York Region Public Health

Total cases in schools, child care centres

  • 1,819 (+28) total school and child care cases
  • 1,323 (+25) student/children cases
  • 529 (+3) staff cases

Schools

  • 110 (+2) school outbreaks, 32 (+2) active
    • St. Andrews College, Aurora (3 students, 2 staff)
    • Our Lady of Help Christians C.E.S., Richmond Hill (2 students)
    • Ashton Meadows Public School, Markham (1 student, 2 staff)
    • Kennedy Montessori School, Markham (2 students, 1 staff)
    • Scholar Montessori Academy, Vaughan (2 students)
    • St. Clement Catholic Elementary School, Vaughan (closed, 6 students)
    • St. Emily Catholic Elementary School, Vaughan (closed, 3 students, 1 staff)
    • St. Margaret Mary Catholic Elementary School, Vaughan (2 students)
    • St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Elementary School, Vaughan (5 students, 2 staff)
    • Toronto Montessori School, Bayview campus, Richmond Hill (3 students, 2 staff)
    • MindTech Montessori Schools – North Campus, Markham (2 students)
    • Johnny Lombardi Public School, Vaughan (closed, 7 students)
    • St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Elementary School, Newmarket (closed, 2 staff)
    • Pine Grove Public School, Vaughan (closed, 3 students, 5 (+3) staff)
    • Barbara Reid Public School, Whitchurch-Stouffville (6 students)
    • Viola Desmond Public School, Vaughan (closed, 4 students)
    • Corpus Christi Catholic School, Richmond Hill (2 students)
    • St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Elementary School, Vaughan (closed, 5 students, 2 staff)
    • Father Henri JM Nouwen Catholic Elementary School, Richmond Hill (closed, 2 students, 3 staff)
    • King Heights Academy, Vaughan (closed, 7 students, 2 staff)
    • St. Agnes of Assisi Catholic Elementary School, Vaughan (closed, 4 (+1) students, 1 staff)
    • Somerset Academy, Markham (closed, 1 student, 1 staff)
    • Pierre Berton Public School, Vaughan (12 students, 2 staff)
    • Henderson Avenue Public School, Vaughan (5 (+1) students, 5 (+1)  staff)
    • Holy Spirit Catholic Elementary School, Aurora (closed, 1 student, 4 staff)
    • Kleinburg Public School, Vaughan (6 students, 1 staff)
    • Anne Frank Public School, Vaughan (closed, 2 students, 2 staff)
    • Franklin Street Public School, Markham (closed, 9 students, 2 staff) 
    • Bayview Fairways Public School, Markham (closed, 2 staff)
    • Wilshire Elementary School, Thornhill (closed, 6 students)
    • Unionville Montessori School, Markham (5 students, 3 staff)
    • Silver Pines Public School, Richmond Hill (4 students, 3 staff)
  • 623 (+11) school surveillances, 97 (+6) active
    • Aurora: Highview P.S. (1 student, 1 staff); Light of Christ C.E.S. (1 student); Northern Lights P.S. (1 student)
    • East Gwillimbury: King Christian School, closed (2 students); Mount Albert P.S. (1 student, 1 staff)
    • Georgina: Black River P.S. (1 staff); Lake Simcoe P.S. (2 students); Our Lady of the Lake Academy (1 student); Sutton District H.S. (1 student)
    • King: King City P.S. (1 student); Villanova College, closed (3 students)
    • Markham: Aldergrove P.S. (1 student); Baythorn P.S. (7 students); Bill Crothers S.S. (13 students); Bill Hogarth S.S. (2 students); Bur Oak S.S. (2 students, 1 staff)' Buttonville P.S. (1 student); Crosby Heights P.S. closed (3 students, 1 staff); John McCrae P.S. (2 students); Legacy P.S. (1 student, 1 staff); Little Rouge P.S. (1 student, 1 staff); Milliken Mill H.S. (2 students); Parkland P.S. (1 student); Randall P.S. (2 students); St. Benedict C.E.S. (1 student); St. Brother Andre C.H.S. (4 students); St. Edward C.E.S. (1 student); St. Francis Xavier C.E.S. (1 student); St. John XXIII C.E.S. (1 student); St. Monica C.E.S. (1 student); St. Patrick C.E.S. (1 student, 1 staff); Thornhill S.S. (3 students); Thornlea S.S. (1 staff); Trillium School (1 student); Unionville Meadows P.S. (2 staff); Victoria Square P.S. (2 students); Woodland P.S. (3 students)
    • Richmond Hill: Alexander Mackenzie H.S. (1 student); Bayview S.S. (2 students, 1 staff); Beynon Fields P.S. (2 students); Charles Howitt P.S. (1 student); Doncrest P.S. (3 students); Father Frederick McGinn C.E.S. (1 student); Kettle Lakes P.S. (3 students); Lake Wilcox P.S. (1 student); Michaelle Jean P.S. (1 student); O.M. MacKillop P.S. (1 staff); Our Lady Queen of the World Catholic Academy (1 staff); Red Maple P.S. closed (5 students); Richmond Hill Montessori (1 student, 1 staff); Roselawn P.S. (1 student); Ross Doan P.S. ( 1 student); Sixteenth Avenue P.S. (1 student, 1 staff); St. Charlies Garnier C.E.S. ( 1 student); St. John Paul II C.E.S. closed (1 staff); St. Theresa of Lisieux C.H.S. (1 staff)
    • Vaughan: Bakersfield P.S. (2 students); Carrville Mills P.S. (2 students); Divine Mercy C.E.S. (1 student); Dr. Roberta Bondar P.S. (1 student); Everest Academy, closed (2 students, 1 staff); Father Bressani C.H.S. (1 student); Forest Run P.S. (1 staff); Glen Shield P.S., closed (1 staff); Glen Gould P.S. (2 students); Holy Cross Catholic Academy (2 students, 1 staff); Immaculate Conception C.E.S., closed (3 students, 1 staff); Julliard P.S. (1 student); Louis-Honore Frechette P.S. (1 student); Maple Creek P.S. (5 students); Maple H.S. (2 students); Pope Francis C.E.S. (1 student); St. Angela Merici C.E.S. (1 student); St. David C.E.S., closed (4 students); St. Elizabeth C.H.S. (1 staff); St. Gregory the Great Catholic Academy, closed (2 students); St. James C.E.S. (2 students); St. Joan of Arc C.H.S. (1 student, 2 staff); St. Veronica C.E.S. (1 student); Stephen Lewis S.S. (3 students); Teston Village P.S. (2 students); Thornhill P.S., closed (1 student, 2 staff); Thornhill Woods P.S., closed (1 student, 2 staff); Tommy Douglas S.S. (10 students, 1 staff); Toronto District Christian H.S. (4 students, 1 staff); Toronto Waldorf (2 students); Ventura Park P.S. (1 student); Westmount C.I. (2 students)
    • Whitchurch-Stouffville: Ecole Secondaire Catholique Pate-Francois (1 staff); Glad Park P.S. (2 students); Harry Bowes P.S. (1 student); Ocscar Peterson P.S. (2 students); St. Brigid C.E.S. (1 student); Stouffville District S.S. (1 student); Summitview P.S. (2 students)

Child care centres

  • 72 (+1) child care outbreaks, 9 (+1) active

Ontario, as reported April 9 at 10:30 a.m. for April 8 by Public Health Ontario

Schools

  • 14,686 total cases
  • 199 total new cases since April 7
    • 11,077 total student cases
    • 2,447 total staff cases
    • 1,162 total cases individuals not identified
    • 160 student cases since April 7
    • 36 staff cases since April 7
    • 3 cases individuals since April 7 
  • 1,300 of 4,828 (26.93%) schools with reported cases
  • 69 (1.43%) schools closed

Child care centres

  • 4,222 total cases
  • 67 total new cases since April 7
    • 2,349 total children
    • 1,873 total staff
    • 39 new cases children since April 7
    • 28 new cases staff since April 7
  • 420 of 5,282 (7.95%) centres with cases
  • 127 (2.4%) centres closed 

 


Reader Feedback

Debora Kelly

About the Author: Debora Kelly

Debora Kelly is the editor for AuroraToday and NewmarketToday. She is an award-winning journalist and communications professional who is passionate about building strong communities through engagement, advocacy and partnership.
Read more