Guelph’s public health unit says three schools in the city are under a COVID-19 outbreak as of Monday.
On September 15, an outbreak was declared at the École Élémentaire Catholique Saint-René-Goupil, a French elementary school on Scottdale Drive.
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As of Monday, there were 13 confirmed cases among students and three classes were isolated.
An outbreak was also declared Sept. 16 at June Avenue Public School, reporting four cases and two closed classes.
Resurrection Christian Academy also has three confirmed cases and an outbreak was also declared on September 15.
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Public Health said an outbreak in a school is defined as two or more laboratory-confirmed cases in students, staff or other visitors with an epidemiological link.
Cases must also be within a 14 day period in which at least one case could have been “reasonably acquired its infection at school.” That also includes transportation and care before or after school.
All schools remain open.
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