Two more schools have confirmed a case of COVID-19 in New Brunswick.
In a letter sent to parents and students on Sunday evening, superintendent Zoe Watson said a case has been confirmed at Quispamsis Middle School.
The majority of students returned to class on Monday with only a single class being shifted to remote learning for the next two weeks.
There is also a confirmed case of the virus at École Élémentaire Sacré-Coeur in Grand Falls.
As a result of being in the red phase of New Brunswick’s COVID-19 recovery plan, the school will be closed to students for three days to allow for contact tracing and testing of school staff.
Health officials say that a COVID-19 case has also been confirmed at the Halte scolaire Happy Feet daycare, which is located inside École Élémentaire Sacré-Coeur.
In all cases, the schools are working with the province’s public health team to conduct contact tracing and to inform close contacts.
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Parents who are not contacted by public health are safe to send their children to school.
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These are only the latest school to report a confirmed case amid increasing case numbers in the province.
On Thursday, a case was reported at Kennebecasis Valley High School in Quispamsis.
Four other schools reported cases on Sunday: Belleisle Elementary School in Springfield; Millidgeville North School in Saint John; and Riverview East School and Caledonia Regional High School in Hillsborough.
As of Monday, New Brunswick has reported 374 cases of the virus since the new year.
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Schools remain open in the province, including in the Edmundston-area, which is the only area in the red phase of New Brunswick’s COVID-19 recovery plan.
Every other zone remains in the orange.
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