KITCHENER Schools in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph have moved to virtual learning until at least April 18. If you had told me a week ago I was going to be closing the schools, I probably wold have thought No, I don t think so, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Nicola Mercer. Dr. Mercer said there s been a spike in COVID-19 cases over the last five or six days in the health unit. The seven-day moving rate of school-aged children quadrupled in a two-week period from 25 to nearly 100. Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph reported 297 new cases between April 1 and 6. There are 363 active cases in that region as of Tuesday. They ve reported 5,546 cases of the disease to date, along with 5,077 recoveries and 106 deaths.
Posted: Feb 12, 2021 6:30 AM ET | Last Updated: February 12
Instead of cancelling Valentine s Day outright, virtual teacher Jenna Pacheco decided to have her grade four students make online Valentines cards for Guelph hospital workers and patients.(Submitted by Jenna Pacheco)