The Simcoe County District School Board has confirmed another case of COVID-19 in one of its schools.
Pine River Elementary School in Angus, which is located on Brian Ave., has one confirmed case of COVID-19 in an individual. It's not known if the individual is a student, teacher or employee.
One classroom has been closed, but the school remains open.
This case marks the 16th case of COVID-19 in a school in Simcoe County, the seventh with the public board.
Of the 16 cases, six have recovered and classrooms reopened.
Simcoe County school cases (as of Oct. 8)
- Sept. 15 – Twin Lakes Secondary School, Orillia (teacher, recovered)
- Sept. 18 – St. John Vianney Catholic School, Barrie (individual, recovered)
- Sept. 20 – Father F.X. O’Reilly Catholic School, Tottenham (individual, recovered)
- Sept. 21 – Bear Creek Secondary School, Barrie (individual, recovered)
- Sept. 24 – Sister Catherine Donnelly Catholic School, Barrie (individual)
- Sept. 27 – St. Angela Merici Catholic School, Bradford (individual)
- Sept. 28 – Admiral Collingwood Elementary School, Collingwood (individual, recovered)
- Sept. 28 – St. Paul’s Catholic School, Alliston (individual)
- Sept. 29 – Worsley Elementary School, Wasaga Beach (individual)
- Sept. 29 – Goodfellow Public School, Innisfil (individual, recovered)
- Oct. 1 – Bradford District High School, Bradford (individual)
- Oct. 2 – St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School, Barrie (individual)
- Oct. 2 – École Secondaire Catholique Nouvelle-Alliance, Barrie (individual)
- Oct. 7 – St. John Paul II Catholic School, Barrie (individual)
- Oct. 8 – St. Bernadette Catholic School, Barrie (individual)
- Oct. 8 – Pine River Elementary School, Angus (individual)
