An outbreak has been declared by the health unit at Our Lady of Grace Catholic School in Angus after two more students have tested positive for COVID-19.
This adds to one case already reported at the school on Nov. 10. One classroom was closed due to that case, and remains closed.
An outbreak at a school is defined by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit as two or more lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in students and/or staff (or other visitors) with an epidemiological link (i.e. shared space or objects with each other), within a 14-day period, where at least one case could have contracted COVID-19 in the school (including transportation and before/after school care).
The school remains open.
The school board and the health unit have not reported whether the individual is a student or staff member.
This marks the third outbreak at a school in Simcoe County declared by the health unit. The first was declared at Bradford District High School on Oct. 29, and was declared over this week. The second was declared at Hillcrest Public School in Barrie on Nov. 2, and it still ongoing.
Simcoe County school cases (as of Nov. 13)
- Sept. 15 – Twin Lakes Secondary School, Orillia (teacher, recovered)
- Sept. 18 – St. John Vianney Catholic School, Barrie (individual, recovered)
- Sept. 20 – Father F.X. O’Reilly Catholic School, Tottenham (individual, recovered)
- Sept. 21 – Bear Creek Secondary School, Barrie (individual, recovered)
- Sept. 24 – Sister Catherine Donnelly Catholic School, Barrie (individual, recovered)
- Sept. 27 – St. Angela Merici Catholic School, Bradford (individual, recovered)
- Sept. 28 – Admiral Collingwood Elementary School, Collingwood (individual, recovered)
- Sept. 28 – St. Paul’s Catholic School, Alliston (individual, two classrooms closed, recovered)
- Sept. 29 – Worsley Elementary School, Wasaga Beach (individual, recovered)
- Sept. 29 – Goodfellow Public School, Innisfil (individual, recovered)
- Oct. 1 – Bradford District High School, Bradford (individual, recovered)
- Oct. 2 – St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School, Barrie (individual, recovered)
- Oct. 2 – École Secondaire Catholique Nouvelle-Alliance, Barrie (individual, recovered)
- Oct. 7 – St. John Paul II Catholic School, Barrie (individual, recovered)
- Oct. 8 – St. Bernadette Catholic School, Barrie (individual, recovered)
- Oct. 8 – Pine River Elementary School, Angus (individual, recovered)
- Oct. 9 – St. Antoine Daniel Catholic School, Victoria Harbour (individual, recovered)
- Oct. 12 – Collingwood Collegiate Institute, Collingwood (individual, classroom closed, recovered)
- Oct. 12 – Father F.X. O’Reilly Catholic School, Tottenham (individual, recovered)
- Oct. 13 – St. Marie of the Incarnation, Bradford, (two individuals, one classroom closed, recovered)
- Oct. 14 – Innisdale Secondary School, Barrie (individual, recovered)
- Oct. 16 – Barrie North Secondary School, Barrie (individual, recovered)
- Oct. 16 – Tecumseth Beeton Elementary School, Beeton (two individuals, recovered)
- Oct. 19 – St. Peter's Catholic Secondary School, Barrie (individual, recovered)
- Oct. 23 – Tecumseth Beeton Elementary School, Beeton (individual, recovered)
- Oct. 23 – St. Joseph's Catholic High School, Barrie (individual, recovered)
- Oct. 25 – Bradford District High School, Bradford (individual, one classroom closed, recovered)
- Oct. 25 – St. Paul's Catholic School (individual, one classroom closed, recovered)
- Oct. 25 – Nantyr Shores Secondary School, Innisfil (individual, recovered)
- Oct. 28 – Alcona Glen Elementary School, Innisfil (individual, recovered)
- Oct. 28 – St. Angela Merici Catholic School, Bradford (individual, recovered)
- Oct. 29 – Bradford District High School, Bradford (individual, recovered, outbreak declared)
- Nov. 2 – Hillcrest Public School, Barrie (individual, one classroom closed, recovered)
- Nov. 2 – Innisfil Central Public School, Lefroy (three individuals, recovered)
- Nov. 2 – Tay Shores Public School, Victoria Harbour (two individuals, two classrooms closed, recovered)
- Nov. 2 – Banting Memorial High School (one individual, two classrooms closed, recovered)
- Nov. 2 – Bradford District High School (one individual, one classroom closed, recovered)
- Nov. 3 – Hillcrest Public School, Barrie (individual, outbreak declared, recovered)
- Nov. 3 – Holy Family Catholic School, Alliston (individual, one classroom closed)
- Nov. 4 – St. Charles Catholic School, Bradford (two individuals, two classrooms closed)
- Nov. 5 – Fred C. Cook Elementary School, Bradford (individual, one classroom closed)
- Nov. 5 – Portage View Public School, Barrie (individual)
- Nov. 9 – Fieldcrest Elementary School, Bradford (individual, one classroom closed)
- Nov. 9 – Bear Creek Secondary School, Barrie (individual, one classroom closed)
- Nov. 9 – Nantyr Shores Secondary School, Innisfil (individual)
- Nov. 10 – Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School, Angus (individual, one classroom closed)
- Nov. 10 – Our Lady of Grace Catholic School, Angus (individual, one classroom closed)
- Nov. 11 – St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School, Bradford (individual, one classroom closed)
- Nov. 12 – Fieldcrest Elementary School, Bradford (individual, one classroom closed)
- Nov. 12 – Bradford District High School, Bradford (individual)
- Nov. 12 – Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School (two individuals, three classrooms closed)
- Nov. 13 – Fieldcrest Elementary School, Bradford (individual, one classroom closed)
- Nov. 13 – Our Lady of Grace Catholic School, Angus (two individuals, outbreak declared)
