Coronavirus: SWPH reports 2 new cases in schools, MLHU reports 1

Correction: An earlier version of this article erroneously stated that there was a case linked to Parkside Collegiate Institute.

Two new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed by Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) at school in Aylmer and one by the Middlesex London Health Unit (MLHU) at a school in London.

Two of the cases are at East Elgin Secondary School in Aylmer and a positive case of COVID-19 has also been identified at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Elementary School in London.

The two cases at East Elgin cases are in addition to two other cases that were declared at the Aylmer school on Monday.

Details on the new cases are not known at this time but Monday’s cases involve a student and a teacher.

Both the Thames Valley District School Board and London District Catholic School Board say all staff and parents and guardians of students at the impacted schools have been notified.

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At this time, the schools will remain open and school buses will continue to operate.

SWPH and the MLHU are currently investigating the cases and are in the process of identifying close contacts and following up directly to provide specific testing advice.

Those who the health unit does not reach out to are not considered to be at risk.

The MLHU has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School on Friday.

The Health Unit has concluded that the virus had been spread between close contacts at the school who have both tested positive.

The outbreak is the fifth to be reported at a London school this week; outbreaks were declared on Wednesday, December 9th at Sir Arthur Currie Public School, Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School, Westminster Secondary School, and Ashley Oaks Public School.

“It’s through following up with cases that we learn more about the individuals involved and their close contacts. We start to see links emerge that help us understand how this virus is passed from person to person,” says Dr. Alex Summers, Associate Medical Officer of Health with the Middlesex-London Health Unit.