There are seven new COVID-19 cases being reported at schools across Simcoe County today.
A new case is being reported at Ferndale Woods Elementary School. This adds to two active cases and one classroom closure previously reported at the Barrie school.
There is one case at ÉSC Nouvelle-Alliance in Anne Street in Barrie. The school has not reported publicly whether a classroom has been closed as a result of this case.
There are two cases being reported at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Midland with one classroom closed.
A new case is being reported at Banting Memorial High School today. This adds to one case and classroom closure previously reported at the Alliston school.
There is one new case being reported at Foley Catholic School in Brechin and one new case at Monsignor J.E. Ronan Catholic School in Beeton. No classrooms have been closed as a result of either case.
There are four Simcoe County schools that have active outbreaks declared by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit: Holy Cross Catholic School in Innisfil, Our Lady of Grace in Angus, Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Bradford, and Andrew Hunter Elementary School in Barrie.
According to the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit site, 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 March 25 at the Simcoe County District School Board, there are currently 21 active COVID-19 cases:
- Two cases at Boyne Rover Public School in Alliston
- Two cases at Cookstown Central Public School in Cookstown, with two classrooms closed
- One case at Ernest Cumberland Elementary School in Alliston, with one classroom closed
- One case at Severn Shores Public School in Cumberland Beach, with one classroom closed
- Two cases at Steele Street Public School in Barrie, with two classrooms closed
- One case at West Bayfield Elementary School in Barrie
- Two cases at Banting Memorial High School in Alliston, with one classroom closed
- One case at Twin Lakes Secondary School in Orillia, with one classroom closed
- One case at Georgian Bay District Secondary School in Midland
- One case at Hillcrest Elementary School in Barrie, with one classroom closed
- One case at Allandale Heights Public School in Barrie, with one classroom closed
- Three cases at Ferndale Woods Elementary School in Barrie
- One case at Innisdale Secondary School in Barrie with one classroom closed
- One case at Portage View Public School in Barrie
- One case at Andrew Hunter Elementary School in Barrie, outbreak declared Mar. 9
At the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, there are currently 32 active COVID-19 cases:
- 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
- One case at The Good Shepard Catholic School in Barrie, no classrooms closed, reported on Mar. 23
- St. John Paul II Catholic School in Barrie has two cases with no classrooms closed, reported on Mar. 21
- St. Paul's Catholic School in Alliston has one case and one classroom closure, reported on Mar. 19
- Holy Cross Catholic School in Innisfil has eight cases, with one classroom closed, reported on Mar. 23, outbreak declared Mar. 16
- St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School in Innisfil has one case and no classroom closures, reported on Mar. 15
- St. Mary's Catholic School in Barrie has one case and one classroom closure, reported on Mar. 13
- St. Peter's Catholic Secondary School in Barrie has two cases and two classroom closures, reported on Mar. 16
- Father F.X. O'Reilly Catholic School in Tottenham has two cases, and one classroom closure reported on Mar. 17
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic School in Angus has three cases and one classroom closure, reported on Mar. 16, outbreak declared Mar. 14
- St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School in Barrie has one case and no classroom closures, reported on Mar. 10
- St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School in Barrie has two cases with two classroom closures, reported Mar. 14
- Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Bradford has two cases, with two classroom closures, reported on Mar. 22, outbreak declared Mar. 2
- St. Joan of Arc Catholic High School has two cases, with no classroom closures, reported on Mar. 18
The health unit will contact those who are considered to have had high-risk exposure to a known case of COVID-19.
