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Seven new COVID-19 cases at schools in Simcoe County today

St. Peter’s Catholic Secondary School in Barrie is now in outbreak with six active cases and nine classroom closures; Nottawa Elementary reporting one case today
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St. Peter's Catholic Secondary School is located on Ashford Drive in Barrie's south end. Raymond Bowe/BarrieToday

There are seven new COVID-19 cases being reported in schools across Simcoe County today.

There are 53 total active COVID-19 cases being reported by local school boards at Simcoe County schools as of 4 p.m. on Nov. 9.

Guthrie Public School in Oro-Medonte Township, Huronia Centennial Elementary School in Elmvale and Nottawa Elementary School in Nottawa are each reporting one new case and one classroom closure today.

Four new COVID-19 cases are being reported at St. Peter’s Catholic Secondary School in Barrie today, with six new classrooms closed. This adds to two cases and three classroom closures previously reported at the school. An outbreak was declared at the school by the health unit as of Nov. 8.

The Simcoe County District School Board has 13 confirmed active cases at nine schools listed. They are:

  • Algonquin Ridge Elementary School, Barrie, one case, one class closed.
  • Ferndale Woods Elementary School, Barrie, one case, one classroom closed.
  • Guthrie Public School in Oro-Medonte Township, one case and one classroom closure
  • Huronia Centennial Elementary School in Elmvale is reporting one case and one classroom closure.
  • Honourable Earl Rowe Public School, Bradford, one case.
  • Nottawa Elementary School in Nottawa, one case and classroom closure
  • Shanty Bay Public School, one case, one classroom closed.
  • Tecumseth South Central Public School in Tottenham, one case and one classroom closure
  • Trillium Woods Elementary School in Barrie, one case, one classroom closure.
  • Bear Creek Secondary School, Barrie, two cases
  • Innisdale Secondary School, Barrie, one case
  • Eastview Secondary School in Barrie, one case

Willow Landing Elementary School and Assikinack Public School, both in Barrie, are still in active outbreak according to the health unit. The school board is reporting all active cases at the both schools are now resolved.

According to the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, there are currently 33 active cases spread across 10 schools:

  • Holy Cross Catholic School, Innisfil, eight cases, three closed classrooms. This school has been in outbreak since Oct. 22.
  • Saint Gabriel the Archangel Catholic School in Barrie has one case and one classroom closure.
  • Sister Catherine Donnelly Catholic School in Barrie is reporting one case and one classroom closure.
  • St. Angela Merici Catholic School, Bradford, two cases, two classrooms closed.
  • St. Bernadette Catholic School, Barrie, one case, two classrooms closed.
  • St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School in Barrie, nine cases and four classroom closures. This school has been in outbreak since Nov. 1.
  • St. Mary's Catholic School, Collingwood, one case, one classroom closed
  • St. Monica's Catholic School in Barrie, one new case and one classroom closure
  • St. Joseph's Catholic High School, Barrie, two cases, three classrooms closed
  • St. Peter's Catholic Secondary School, Barrie, six cases, nine classrooms closed. Outbreak declared on Nov. 8

The MonAvenir Catholic School Board has reported three students and one staff member who attend ÉÉC Samuel-de-Champlain in Orillia have tested positive for COVID-19 between Nov. 2 and 8. Two classrooms have been closed, and the health unit has declared an active outbreak at the school.

La Source Elementary School in Barrie, which is part of the Conseil scolaire Viamonde board reported one active case on Oct. 29.

A private school in Simcoe County, which has not been identified by the health unit, is also reporting an outbreak. There are two cases associated with that outbreak.


Jessica Owen

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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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