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Posted: Feb 18, 2021 12:21 PM ET | Last Updated: February 18
Hamilton s Catholic school board is closing a school after an outbreak infected at least five people.(Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press)
Hamilton s Catholic school board has closed St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Elementary School after announcing a COVID-19 outbreak at the school Wednesday.
Pat Daly, Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic School Board (HWCDSB) chair, said the outbreak at the school on San Remo Drive near Olympic Park has infected at least four staff members and four students as of Thursday. That s three new cases.
He says roughly 95 students and 20 staff were asked to self-isolate.
A letter to families from Daly and HWCDSB director David Hansen, states the school will begin remote learning on Friday and return to in-person learning on March 1.
12 Hamilton students, 1 staff member test positive for COVID-19
Twelve more students and one staff member have tested positive for COVID-19 in Hamilton-area schools as of Wednesday.
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Posted: Dec 23, 2020 12:39 PM ET | Last Updated: December 23, 2020
The majority of new COVID-19 cases in Hamilton students and staff didn t have school-related close contacts.(Bobby Hristova/CBC)
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