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Posted: Dec 21, 2020 9:11 AM ET | Last Updated: December 21, 2020
New cases of COVID-19 continue to be reported at Hamilton schools and universities as the city enters lockdown Monday.(Bobby Hristova/CBC)
COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared at Eastdale and R.A. Riddell elementary schools as four more cases of the virus were reported at public schools on Sunday.
Six students at Riddell have tested positive this month. A letter from principal Doug Trimble dated Dec. 20 said the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) is working with health officials to manage the outbreak and carry out contact tracing. HWDSB follows a detailed cleaning and disinfecting protocol, it reads.