COVID-19 Outbreak Declared at St. Paul Catholic Elementary School in Peterborough – Peterborough | The Canadian News

A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at St. Paul Catholic Elementary School in Peterborough, the region’s Catholic school board reported.

in a letter issued to families on Saturday, the school’s principal Natalie Bittner said three additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at the school. That has prompted Peterborough Public Health to declare an outbreak.

School outbreaks are declared when two or more laboratory-confirmed cases are found in which at least one of them could have been acquired at school, including transportation and care before and after school, Bittner said.

The Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Clarington Catholic District School Board reported the first case at the school on Wednesday, November 17. Per school board policy, cases are not identified as students or staff.

“Those identified as close contacts have been fired from the school for isolation at home and will be contacted by PPH with further instructions,” Bittner said. “Staff and students who were not dismissed from school should self-monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19.”

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Bittner says the school remains open. Thorough cleaning and disinfection, frequent hand washing, the use of masks and physical distancing continue.

School board COVID-19 Warning Page Two other cases were reported early in the afternoon on Sunday in schools within the jurisdiction of the health unit (Peterborough, Peterborough County, Hiawatha First Nation and Curve Lake First Nation): a new case reported in St. Peter Catholic Secondary School on Saturday and an active case at St. Anne Catholic Elementary School, which was first reported last week.

There are seven other cases outside the jurisdiction of the health unit, including an ongoing outbreak at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School in Newcastle. The outbreak was declared on November 12.

As of Friday afternoon, the health unit reported 18 active cases in the region. The health unit does not issue case updates on weekends.

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