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New COVID case reported at Nantyr Shores

One classroom is closed at Nantyr Shores
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Nantyr Shores secondary school.

The Simcoe County District School Board has updated its reporting of COVID-19 school cases on Tuesday for the first time since Thursday. There are 10 new cases reported at the public board over the weekend.

In total on Tuesday, there are 14 new COVID-19 cases in schools being reported across Simcoe County.

One new case and classroom closure is being reported today at Nantyr Shores Secondary School in Innisfil. This adds to one case previously reported at the Alcona school.

In Barrie, there are seven new cases.

There are new cases reported at Hewitt's Creek Public School and Innisdale Secondary School. No classrooms are closed as a result of those cases.

Oakley Park Public School and West Bayfield Elementary School are each reporting one new case, and one classroom closed at each school.

There are two new cases at Terry Fox Elementary School, with two classrooms closed.

There is also one new case being reported at The Good Shepherd Catholic School in Barrie. This adds to four cases and two classroom closures previously reported at the school.

There is also one case reported today at Elmvale District High School. No classrooms have been closed as a result of this case.

In Bradford, there are five new cases. One new case and classroom closure is being reported at Fred C. Cook Elementary School, adding to three cases and two classroom closures previously reported at the school. There are two cases at St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic School and one classroom closure.

There is one new case at Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Bradford, with one classroom closure, and one case at Bradford District High School, with no classroom closures. 

In total, there are four Simcoe County schools that have active outbreaks declared by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit: The Good Shepherd Catholic School in Barrie, W.H. Day Public School in Bradford, Boyne River Public School in Alliston, and Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Bradford.

According to the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, an outbreak is declared at a school when student and/or staff have confirmed COVID-19 cases that can be linked to the educational setting.

As of April 6 at the Simcoe County District School Board, there are currently 28 active COVID-19 cases:

  • One case at Hewitt's Creek Public School in Barrie
  • One case at Oakley Park Public School in Barrie, with one classroom closed
  • Two cases at Terry Fox Elementary School in Barrie, with two classrooms closed
  • One case at West Bayfield Elementary School in Barrie, with one classroom closed
  • One case at Bradford District High School in Bradford
  • One case at Elmvale District High School in Elmvale
  • One case at Innisdale Secondary School in Barrie
  • One case at Alcona Glen Elementary School in Innisfil, with one classroom closed
  • One case at Honourable Earl Rowe Public School in Bradford
  • One case at Willow Landing Elementary School in Barrie
  • One case at Goodfellow Public School in Innisfil
  • One case at James Keating Elementary School in Penetanguishene
  • One case at Tosorontio Central Public School in Everett
  • Two cases at W.H. Day Elementary School in Bradford, with one classroom closed, outbreak declared Mar. 31
  • Three cases at Georgian Bay District Secondary School in Midland, with two classroom closed
  • Two cases at Nantyr Shores Secondary School in Innisfil, with one classroom closed
  • One case at Fieldcrest Elementary School in Bradford
  • Four cases at Fred C. Cook Elementary School in Bradford with three classrooms closed
  • One case at Boyne River Public School in Alliston, with one classroom closed
  • One case at Steele Street Public School in Barrie, with one classroom closed

At the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, there are currently 27 active COVID-19 cases:

  • Two cases at St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic School in Bradford, one classroom closure, reported Apr. 5
  • One case at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School in Barrie, one classroom closure, reported Apr. 4
  • Two cases at St. Mary's Catholic School in Collingwood, two classroom closures, reported Apr. 4
  • One case at St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School in Bradford, no classroom closures, reported Apr. 1
  • One case at Saint Gabriel the Archangel Catholic School in Barrie, reported on Apr. 1
  • Three cases at St. Marie of the Incarnation Catholic School in Bradford, one classroom closure, reported on Apr. 1
  • Four cases at St. Angela Merici Catholic School in Bradford, three classroom closure, reported on Apr. 3
  • One case at Monsignor Lee Catholic School in Orillia, reported on Mar. 28
  • One case at Foley Catholic School in Brechin, no classrooms closed, reported on Mar. 24
  • One case at Monsignor J.E. Ronan Catholic School in Beeton, no classrooms closed, reported on Mar. 24
  • Two cases at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Midland, one classroom closed, reported on Mar. 24
  • Five cases at The Good Shepherd Catholic School in Barrie, two classrooms closed, reported on Apr. 5, outbreak declared Mar. 29
  • Two cases at Holy Cross Catholic School in Innisfil, reported on Mar. 28
  • One case at Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Bradford, with one classroom closure, reported on April 5, outbreak declared Mar. 2

ÉSC Nouvelle-Alliance in Barrie has one case, reported on March 24.

Notre-Dame-de-la-Huronie Catholic Elementary School in Collingwood has one case and one classroom closure, reported on March 28.

La Source Elementary School in Barrie is reporting one positive case in a student.

The health unit will contact those who are considered to have had high-risk exposure to a known case of COVID-19.


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Jessica Owen is an experienced journalist working for Village Media since 2018, primarily covering Collingwood and education.
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