WELLINGTON COUNTY – As of Dec. 23, there are 106 active cases of COVID-19 reported at schools across the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region and five Guelph schools are closed.
Since students returned to classrooms on Sept. 7, a total of 371 cases have been reported at 43 schools in the region.
Seventeen cases have been reported at five child care facilities in the WDGPH region over the same period.
Confirmed cases are currently being reported at the following schools:
- John F. Ross CVI in Guelph, two cases, school closed (outbreak declared by WDGPH);
- Paisley Road Public School in Guelph, one case, all classrooms remain open (outbreak declared by WDGPH);
- Centennial CVI in Guelph, two cases, four cohorts closed;
- Centre Wellington District High School, three cases, two cohorts closed (outbreak declared by WDGPH);
- Victoria Terrace Public School in Fergus, one case, one classroom closed;
- Rickson Ridge Public School in Guelph, two cases, six classrooms closed;
- Rockwood Centennial Public School in Rockwood, two cases, two classrooms closed; (outbreak declared by WDGPH);
- Laurelwoods Elementary School in Amaranth, five cases, two classrooms closed;
- Kortright Hills Public School in Guelph, two cases, one classroom closed;
- Palmerston Public School in Palmerston, one case, one classroom closed;
- Wellington Heights Secondary School in Mount Forest, one case, one cohort closed;
- Orangeville District Secondary School in Orangeville, nine cases, 13 cohorts closed;
- Credit Meadows Elementary School in Orangeville, three cases, three classrooms closed;
- Fred A. Hamilton Public School in Guelph, two cases, all classrooms remain open;
- Guelph CVI in Guelph, two cases, two cohorts closed; (outbreak declared by WDGPH);
- Brisbane Public School in Erin, one case, one classroom closed;
- Arbour Vista Public School in Guelph, one case, one classroom closed;
- Eramosa Public School in Guelph/Eramosa, two cases, two classrooms closed;
- East Garafraxa Public School in Orangeville, two cases, two classrooms closed;
- John Black Public School in Fergus, one case, one classroom closed;
- Minto-Clifford Public School in Harriston, one case, one classroom closed;
- Princess Elizabeth Public School in Orangeville, one case, one classroom closed;
- Primrose Elementary School in Guelph, one case, all classrooms remain open;
- St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School in Guelph, 15 cases, two classrooms closed, school closed (outbreak declared by WDGPH);
- St. Michael Catholic Elementary School in Guelph, six cases, four classrooms closed, school closed (outbreak declared by WDGPH);
- Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School in Guelph, 13 cases, three cohorts closed; school closed (outbreak declared by WDGPH);
- St. Paul Catholic Elementary School in Guelph, one case, one classroom closed;
- St. James Catholic High School in Guelph, four cases, four cohorts closed, school closed (outbreak declared by WDGPH);
- St. Ignatius Public School in Guelph, one case, one classroom closed;
- Mary Phelan Catholic Elementary School in Guelph, two cases, two classrooms closed;
- St. John Catholic Elementary School in Arthur, two cases, one classroom closed (outbreak declared by WDGPH);
- St. John Brebeuf Catholic Elementary School in Erin, one case, one classroom closed;
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School in Guelph, one case, two cohorts closed;
- St. Peter Catholic Elementary School in Guelph, one case, one classroom closed;
- Private child care setting in Dufferin County, four student cases, one staff case (outbreak declared by WDGPH);
- Cornerstone Christian School in Guelph, three student cases (outbreak declared by WDGPH); and
- Emmanuel Christian High School in Fergus, two student cases, one staff case (outbreak declared by WDGPH).
A positive case at a school or child care facility does not mean the individual was exposed to COVID-19 in that setting; they may have acquired it elsewhere.
In all cases, officials conduct case management and contact tracing and students and families are advised to follow the direction of public health and their school board or child care provider.
*This article will be updated as new cases are reported. It was originally published on Sept. 15, 2021.
