Two more COVID-19 cases have cropped up at Ferndale Woods Elementary School in Barrie as of Tuesday, however no classrooms have been closed as a result of these cases. This adds to a case previously reported yesterday at the south-end school.
One case is also being reported today at Allandale Heights Public School on Bayview Drive in Barrie, with one classroom closure.
At the Catholic board, one new case is being reported at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School in Innisfil. No classrooms have been closed as a result of this case.
There are four Simcoe County schools that have active outbreaks declared by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit: Our Lady of Grace in Angus, Maple Grove Public School in Barrie, Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Bradford and Andrew Hunter Elementary School in Barrie.
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is responsible for declaring a COVID-19 outbreak in the region. According to the health unit site, an outbreak is declared at a school when student and/or staff have confirmed COVID-19 cases that can be linked to the educational setting.
As of March 16, at the Simcoe County District School Board, there are currently 18 active COVID-19 cases:
- One case at Allandale Heights Public School in Barrie, with one classroom closure
- Three cases at Ferndale Woods Elementary School in Barrie
- One case at Sunnybrae Public School in Innisfil, with one classroom closed
- One case at Innisdale Secondary School in Barrie with one classroom closed
- One case at Portage View Public School in Barrie, with one classroom closed
- Four cases at Andrew Hunter Elementary School in Barrie, with two classroom closures, outbreak declared Mar. 9
- Two cases at West Bayfield Elementary School in Barrie, with two classroom closures
- One case at Bradford District High School with two classroom closures
- One case at Chris Hadfield Public School in Bradford, with one classroom closure
- Two cases at Fieldcrest Elementary School in Bradford, with two classroom closures
- One case at W.C. Little Elementary School in Barrie, with one classroom closed
At the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, there are currently 23 active COVID-19 cases:
- St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School in Innisfil has one case and no classroom closures, reported on Mar. 15
- St. Mary's Catholic School in Barrie has one case and one classroom closure, reported on Mar. 13
- St. Peter's Catholic Secondary School in Barrie has one case and one classroom closure, reported on Mar. 11
- Father F.X. O'Reilly Catholic School in Tottenham has one case, reported on Mar. 11
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic School in Angus has three cases and two classroom closures, reported on Mar. 14, outbreak declared Mar. 14
- St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School in Barrie has two cases and one classroom closure, reported on Mar. 10
- St. Charles Catholic School in Bradford has one case and one classroom closure, reported on Mar. 8
- The Good Shepherd Catholic School in Barrie has two cases and two classroom closures, reported on Mar. 7
- Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic School in Barrie has three cases with two classroom closures, reported Mar. 14
- St. Mary's Catholic School in Collingwood has one case, with one classroom closure, reported Mar. 3
- Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Bradford has three cases, with two classroom closures, reported on Mar. 9, outbreak declared Mar. 2
- St. Theresa's Catholic High School in Midland has one case, with one classroom closure, reported on Feb. 28
- St. Joan of Arc Catholic High School has three cases, with four classroom closures, reported on Mar. 10
The health unit will contact those who are considered to have had high-risk exposure to a known case of COVID-19.
