COVID-19 Cases Reported At Fourteen More Windsor Essex Public Schools

Saturday December 11th, 2021, 7:40am

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The Greater Essex County District School Board is reporting more COVID-19 cases at fourteen public schools in Windsor-Essex.

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The board is reporting:

one case in a student at Bellewood Public School on December 9th
one additional case in a student at Centennial Central Public School on December 8th
one case in a staff member at D.M. Eagle Public School on December 8th
two cases in students at East Mersea Public School on December 10th
one additional case in a student at Eastwood Public School on December 8th

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one case in a student at Forest Glade Public School on December 9th
one additional case in a student at Gore Hill Public School on December 9th
one case in a staff member at Herman Academy – Elementary on December 8th
two additional cases in students at Hugh Beaton Public School on December 8th, one additional case in a student on December 9th, and one additional case in a student on December 10th

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one case in a student at Jack Miner Public School on December 9th
one additional case in student at Leamington District Secondary School on December 9th
one additional case in a student at M.D. Bennie Public School on December 8th
one case in a student at Mt. Carmel-Blytheswood Public School on December 8th
one case in a staff member at Sandwich West Public School on December 8th

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Note: With the public board there is sometimes a delay of several days between the confirmation of a case and the public reporting of that case.

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Greater Essex County District School Board public relations officer Scott Scantlebury has said the board does not release information about the number of cohorts or students affected by the case.

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“We have been working with the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) by providing lists of students and staff who may have been in contact with the individual,” the letters state. “If you have not been contacted, you or your child (ren) have not been identified as close contacts. The WECHU is contacting any individuals (students and staff) who have an identified high-risk exposure with the confirmed case and will give directions to follow.