Fourteen schools in WDGPH region reporting COVID-19 cases
WELLINGTON COUNTY – As of March 9, 14 schools in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region, including one in Wellington County, are reporting active COVID-19 cases.
The Upper Grand District School Board was reporting cases at 10 schools:
- Westwood Public School in Guelph, five cases, two classrooms closed;
- John Galt Public School in Guelph, three cases, one classroom closed;
- Kortright Hills Public School in Guelph, two cases, one classroom closed;
- Rickson Ridge Public School in Guelph, two cases, one classroom closed;
- Harris Mill Public School in Rockwood, one case, one classroom closed;
- Montgomery Village Public School in Orangeville, one case, all classrooms open;
- Sir Isaac Brock Public School in Guelph, three cases, two classrooms closed;
- Primrose Elementary School, three cases, three classrooms closed;
- Credit Meadows Public School in Orangeville, one case, all classrooms open; and
- Parkinson Centennial Public School in Orangeville, one case, one classroom closed.
As of March 9, four Guelph schools in the Wellington District Catholic School Board were reporting active cases:
- St. Peter Catholic Elementary School, four cases, six classrooms closed;
- St. Francis Catholic Elementary School, one case, one classroom closed;
- Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School, one case, two cohorts closed; and
- St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School, one case, all classrooms open.
Across Ontario, 780 schools currently have active COVID-19 cases and 34 schools are closed due to outbreaks.
Locally, students returned to in-class instruction on Feb. 8 after five weeks of online learning due to the province-wide lockdown and stay-at-home order.
Since then 32 schools in the WDGPH region have reported cases of COVID-19.
Prior to the Christmas holiday break, a total of 53 schools and five child care facilities in the region had reported cases since September.
