A person connected with a kindergarten class at a school in Cambridge has tested positive for the coronavirus.
St. Anne Elementary School issued a letter to parents, saying “that a case of COVID-19 has been identified in a kindergarten class.”
Waterloo Public Health said the positive test was from a student
“We have been notified of a confirmed case of COVID-19 in a WCDSB school in Cambridge. The individual is a student,” a statement from the agency read.
Waterloo Public Health says the student’s classmates have all been asked to enter into quarantine.
“We have investigated and identified all high-risk contacts and will be following up with them individually to provide further guidance,” Public Health said. “In this case, an entire class as well as certain contacts on the school bus have been asked to self-isolate and get tested.”
The Waterloo Catholic District School Board said safety measures were put in effect as soon as it heard the news.
“The safety, security, health and well-being of WCDSB students and staff always comes first and all previously planned for safety and communications protocols were immediately and effectively implemented,” it said in a statement issued to Global News.
It said that Waterloo Public Health was in the process of contacting anyone who was at risk in connection with the incident.
“The staff at St. Anne Cambridge — as well as staff at the school board’s head office — is working with Region of Waterloo Public Health to prevent further spread of COVID-19 in students, staff and the community,” the board stated.
This is the second COVID-19 case that has been connected to a Waterloo school over the past month.
On Labour Day weekend, the Waterloo Region District School Board announced that a staff member had tested positive at Edna Staebler Public School in Waterloo.
After a deep cleaning, staff were in the building and working on Sept. 8.
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