Class dismissed at Windsor Catholic high school following positive COVID-19 case
A class at a Windsor Catholic high school was dismissed Friday following a positive COVID-19 case in a student.
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There are 14 English Catholic school with active COVID-19 cases in Windsor-Essex. (Evan Mitsui/CBC) comments
A class at a Windsor Catholic high school was dismissed Friday following a positive COVID-19 case in a student.
In a news release, the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School board said it told a class of students at F. J. Brennan Catholic High School to not return to school after the break on April 19 due to a confirmed case.
WINDSOR, ONT. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is reporting 45 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death in the region. The WECHU says a man in his 70s from the community has died related to the virus. The death toll related to COVID-19 has reached 407 people. As of Saturday, Windsor-Essex has had a total of 14,349 confirmed cases of the virus, including 13,516 people who have recovered. Here’s the breakdown of new cases: 8 cases are close contacts of confirmed cases 2 cases are community acquired 1 case is outbreak related 34 cases are still under investigation. The health unit says 235 local preliminary or confirmed Variant of Concern (VOC) cases have been identified in Windsor-Essex.
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“We are doing the best we can.”
Local health unit CEO Theresa Marentette shared a rare on-camera laugh with Medical Officer of Health Dr. Wajid Ahmed Thursday morning when asked how her team has been able to keep up with rapid changes to Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan.
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The provincial government’s announcement on Wednesday that vaccines would soon be available to those age 18 and older in COVID “hot spot” postal codes seven of which are in Windsor, Leamington, and Kingsville was news to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. They were still working to open up appointments to those age 50 and older in select postal codes, a change announced by Ontario Premier Doug Ford only one day prior, along with the official start of the vaccine distribution plan’s second phase.
Those vaccinated make up nearly 23 per cent of the region’s population.
“It’s a pretty big achievement,” said Medical Officer of Health Dr. Wajid Ahmed. “You cannot imagine how much work went in behind the scenes.”
Since those ages 16 and younger are not currently eligible for any COVID-19 vaccine, only about 320,000 people in Windsor-Essex can receive the jab, he said. That means nearly one in three eligible residents has been fully or partially inoculated.
“It really is a testament to the commitment of our partners,” said health unit CEO Theresa Marentette. “The municipalities,… Erie Shores HealthCare, Windsor Regional Hospital, they have been giving out vaccines for quite some time now. EMS (the ambulance service) has been helping as well. A lot of work has gone into achieving this and using all of our vaccines.”
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has declared an outbreak at St. Peter Catholic Elementary School in Tecumseh after confirming an additional three positive cases of COVID-19 in the same cohort that was dismissed April 4.
“The affected cohort and the school community has been informed that a variant of concern has been identified in this cohort,” said Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board spokesperson Stephen Fields.
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“However at this time, the outbreak is limited to the cohort that was dismissed and all other students and staff at St. Peter are deemed low-risk and may continue attending school as usual.”