There are three new COVID-19 cases being reported at Barrie schools since yesterday.
One new case is being reported at Maple Grove Public School, with one additional classroom closed. This adds to one case and classroom closure at the Grove Street East school that had been previously reported.
There are two cases being reported today at Steele Street Public School in Barrie, with two classrooms closed.
An additional case is also being reported at W.H. Day Elementary School in Bradford West Gwillimbury, adding to one case previously reported at the school. No classrooms have been closed as a result of either case.
As of March 2, at the Simcoe County District School Board, there are currently 24 active COVID-19 cases total:
- Two cases at Steele Street Public School in Barrie, with two classrooms closed
- One case at Angus Morrison Elementary School
- One case at Cundles Heights Public School
- Two cases at Goodfellow Public School, with one classroom closed
- Two cases at Maple Grove Public School, with two classroom closed
- One case at W.C. Little Elementary School, with one classroom closed
- One case at Wyevale Central Public School
- One case at the Orillia campus of the school board's adult learning centre
- One case at Nantyr Shores Secondary School in Innisfil
- One case at Coldwater Public School/Moonstone Elementary School
- Two cases at Lions Oval Public School in Orillia
- One case and one classroom closure at Georgian Bay District Secondary School in Midland
- One case at East Oro Public School in Oro-Medonte, with one classroom closed
- One case at Eastview Secondary School in Barrie, with one classroom closed
- Two cases at W.H. Day Elementary School in Bradford
- One case at Bradford District High School
- Two cases and two classrooms closed at Terry Fox Elementary School (Barrie)
- One case at Tottenham Public School
At the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, there are currently eight active COVID-19 cases:
- St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School in Bradford has one case, with one classroom closure, reported Feb. 24
- Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Bradford has one case, with one classroom closure, reported on Feb. 24
- St. Theresa's Catholic High School in Midland has two cases, with two classroom closures, reported on Feb. 28
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic School in Angus has one case, with one classroom closure, reported on Feb. 17
- St. James Catholic School has one case, with no classroom closures, reported on Feb. 19
- St. Joan of Arc Catholic High School has one case, with one classroom closure, reported on Feb. 26
- St. Peter's Catholic Secondary School has one case, with one classroom closure, reported on Feb. 21
- St. Marie of the Incarnation Catholic School in Bradford has two cases, with one classroom closure, reported on Feb. 23
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is responsible for declaring a COVID-19 outbreak in the region. According to the 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.
The health unit will contact those who are considered to have had high-risk exposure to a known case of COVID-19.
