15 more COVID-19 cases as Hamilton schools break for holidays
Fifteen more people across schools in Hamilton have the virus as the winter break begins. Thirteen of these are students and two are staff.
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There are 15 more cases of COVID-19 linked to Hamilton schools. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Fifteen more people across schools in Hamilton have tested positive for COVID-19 as the winter break begins. Thirteen of the cases were students and two were staff members.
The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board reported three students at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary School as having the virus on Saturday. No outbreak is being declared, the school said.
1 new outbreak and 10 more students in Hamilton test positive for COVID-19
Hamilton Public Health Services has declared an outbreak at Frank Panabaker North School after two students tested positive for COVID-19.
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Ten more students in Hamilton have COVID-19.(Oksana Kuzmina/Adobe Stock)
Hamilton Public Health Services has declared an outbreak at Frank Panabaker North School after two students tested positive for COVID-19.
The individual cases were announced on Dec. 8 and Dec. 11, and Hamilton s public school board said the school remains open. Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) is working with public health officials to facilitate case and contact tracing and manage the outbreak. It is vital that personal health information and identifiers are not released, and the privacy of everyone involved is respected, read a notice to families.
Posted: Dec 15, 2020 8:55 AM ET | Last Updated: December 15, 2020
Thirteen more COVID-19 cases have been reported at Hamilton schools, including three at R.A. Riddell Elementary School.(Google Maps)
Thirteen more students and one more staff member at Hamilton schools have tested positive for COVID-19.
Twelve of the cases are at public schools, including three at R.A. Riddell Elementary School.
A letter from principal Doug Trimble says the school was notified about that the students were infected on Monday.
School administrators have notified all impacted families and staff members who are identified as a close contact, he wrote. [Public health] will not be declaring an outbreak within our school based on these cases.