GUELPH – As of Dec. 28, 16 schools in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) region are reporting active cases of COVID-19.
Since September, cases have been reported at 56 schools and five child care facilities in the region.
Almost all the cases are school-related, meaning at least one classroom had to be closed because students/staff may have been exposed.
Confirmed cases are currently being reported at the following schools:
- Centre Peel Public School in Mapleton, three cases reported on Dec .27, all students and staff in the 5/6, 6/7 and 7/8 classes must self-isolate until Jan. 1 (end of day);
- Arbour Vista Public School in Guelph, one case reported on Dec. 24, all classrooms open;
- Rockwood Centennial Public School, one case reported on Dec. 23, all classrooms open;
- Brant Avenue Public School in Guelph, one case reported on Dec. 23, all classrooms open;
- John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute in Guelph, two cases reported on Dec. 19, one classroom closed;
- Centre Wellington District High School in Fergus, four cases reported on Dec. 19, three classrooms closed;
- St. Ignatius Catholic Elementary School in Guelph, three case reported on Dec. 17, three classrooms closed;
- Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute in Guelph, three cases reported on Dec. 17, three classrooms closed;
- Rickson Ridge Public School in Guelph, one case reported on Dec. 16, one classroom closed;
- St. James Catholic High School in Guelph, one case reported on Dec. 15, one classroom closed;
- Drayton Heights Public School in Drayton, six cases reported on Dec. 14, all classrooms open;
- Mitchell Woods Public School in Guelph, three cases reported on Dec. 11, one classroom closed;
- Orangeville District Secondary School, six cases reported on Dec. 13, three classrooms closed;
- Paisley Road Public School in Guelph, two cases reported on Dec. 11, one classroom closed;
- Erin District High School, two cases reported on Dec. 7, two classrooms closed (note as of Dec. 15, one case reported, one classroom closed); and
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School in Guelph, three case reported on Dec. 4, three classrooms closed (note as of Dec. 14, two cases reported, two classrooms closed).
As of Dec. 22, there have been 7,292 cases reported in Ontario schools, at least 5,103 of them affecting students (some individuals are not identified).
Overall, 20.22% of schools across the province (976 out of 4,828) currently have reported cases as of Dec. 22 – and all schools are closed on winter break.
“This is a reminder that COVID-19 is still present in our region and that keeping our schools as safe as possible will take a community-wide effort,” stated Dr. Nicola Mercer, Medical Officer of Health and CEO of WDGPH, in a recent press release.
She added, “Fewer cases in our community means fewer cases in our schools.”
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. Below is a list of all resolved cases in the region.
RESOLVED SCHOOL/CHILD CARE CASES
- Spencer Avenue Elementary School in Orangeville, two cases reported on Dec. 7, two classrooms closed (note as of Dec. 17, one case, one classroom closed);
- St. John Catholic Elementary School in Guelph, two cases reported on Dec. 14, two classrooms closed;
- Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School in Guelph, three cases reported on Dec. 10, three classrooms closed (note as of Dec. 17, two cases, one classroom closed);
- St. Joseph Catholic School in Guelph, one case reported on Dec. 7, one classroom closed;
- St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School in Fergus, one case reported on Dec. 6, one classroom closed;
- Norwell District Secondary School in Palmerston, one case, Dec. 14, one classroom closed;
- Centre Wellington District High School in Fergus, one case, Dec. 14, all classrooms open;
- Glenbrook Elementary School in Shelburne, one case, Dec. 10, one classroom closed;
- John McCrae Public School in Guelph, one case, Dec. 6, one classroom closed;
- Centre Dufferin District High School in Shelburne, one case, Dec. 10, all classrooms open;
- Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute in Guelph, three cases reported on Nov. 30, two classrooms closed (note as of Dec. 11, one case reported, all classrooms open).
- Minto-Clifford Public School in Harriston, three cases, Dec. 8, all classrooms open;
- Mitchell Woods Public School in Guelph, one case, Dec. 6, classroom closures to be determined;
- Grand Valley Public School, two cases, Nov. 30, one classroom closed;
- Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute, two cases, Dec. 4, two classrooms closed;
- Primrose Elementary School in Mulmur, one case, Dec. 1, all classrooms open;
- Centre Dufferin District High School in Shelburne, one case, Nov. 27 and one case, Nov. 29, two classrooms closed;
- Guelph Lake Public School in Guelph, one case, Nov. 28, one classroom closed;
- Glenbrook Elementary School in Shelburne, one case, Nov. 27, one classroom closed;
- Centennial Hylands Elementary School in Shelburne, three cases, Nov. 25, one classroom closed;
- Wellington Heights Secondary School in Mount Forest, one case, Nov. 27, all classrooms open;
- Montgomery Village Public School in Orangeville, one case, Nov. 27, all classrooms open;
- Minto-Clifford Public School in Harriston, one case, Nov. 23, two cases, Nov. 27, one classroom closed;
- St. James Catholic High School in Guelph, one case, Nov. 30, all classrooms open;
- St. Joseph Catholic School in Fergus, one case, Nov. 26, all classrooms open;
- St. John Catholic School in Arthur, one case, Nov. 26, all classrooms open;
- Westminster Woods Public School in Guelph, one case, Nov. 21, one classroom closed;
- Maple Drive Parochial School in Centre Wellington, five student cases and one staff, Nov. 27;
- Victoria Cross Public School in Mount Forest, one case, Nov. 26, all classrooms open;
- St. Joseph Catholic School in Guelph, one case, Nov. 23, one classroom closed;
- Maryborough Public School in Moorefield, one case, Nov. 23, one classroom closed;
- St. John Catholic School in Guelph, one case, Nov. 23; all classrooms open;
- Island Lake Public School in Orangeville, one case, Nov. 13, one classroom closed;
- Wellington Heights Secondary School in Mount Forest, one case, Nov. 17, all classrooms open;
- King George Public School in Guelph, one case, Nov. 10, one classroom closed;
- Waverley Drive Public School in Guelph, one case, Nov. 16, one classroom closed;
- Holy Trinity Catholic Elementary School in Guelph, three cases, Nov. 10, all classrooms open;
- St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Elementary School in Guelph, three cases (the first two reported on Nov. 6), one classroom closed.
- Jean Little Public School in Guelph, one case, Nov. 10, one classroom closed;
- Ken Danby Public School in Guelph, one case, Nov. 10, all classrooms open;
- Wellington Centre for Continuing Education in Guelph, one case, Nov. 9, all classrooms open;
- Princess Margaret Public School in Orangeville, one case, Nov. 9, all classrooms open;
- Orangeville District Secondary School, one case, Oct. 28, all classrooms open;
- St. Peter Catholic Elementary School in Guelph, two cases, Oct. 23, two classroom closed;
- UGDSB Elementary Remote School, one case, Oct. 30;
- Willow Road Public School in Guelph, one case, Oct. 23, one classroom closed;
- Holy Trinity Catholic Elementary School in Guelph, five cases, reported between Oct. 16 and 22, five classrooms closed (updated on Nov. 2 to one case, one classroom closed);
- Kortright Hills Public School in Guelph, one case, Oct. 16, all classrooms open;
- John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute in Guelph, one case, Oct. 16, one classroom closed;
- Norwell District Secondary School in Palmerston, one case, Oct. 15, one classroom closed;
- Montgomery Village Public School in Orangeville, two cases, Oct. 14, all classrooms open;
- Tytler Public School in Guelph (Adult Continuing Education), one case, Oct. 14, one classroom closed;
- St. Peter Catholic School in Orangeville, one case, Oct. 13, one classroom closed;
- Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute, two cases, Oct. 13, two classrooms closed;
- Victory Public School in Guelph, one case, Oct. 9, all classrooms open;
- Willowdale Child Care and Learning Centre in Guelph, zero cases, added to list on Oct. 9 due to “presence of high-risk contact with symptoms,” officials stated;
- Waverley Drive Public School in Guelph, three cases, the first reported Oct. 5, two classrooms closed;
- Ecole Arbour Vista Public School in Guelph, one case, Oct. 2, one classroom closed;
- St. Peter Catholic School in Guelph, one case, Oct. 1, one classroom closed;
- June Avenue Public School in Guelph, one case, Oct. 1, one classroom closed;
- YMCA before/after school program at Princess Elizabeth Public School, one case, reported on Sept. 30;
- Sunflower School before/after school program at the Lord Dufferin Centre in Orangeville, one case, Sept. 30;
- Kids Come First daycare program on Gordon Street in Guelph, one case, Sept. 30;
- YMCA daycare program on Woodland Glen in Guelph, one case, Sept. 30.
- Princess Elizabeth Public School in Orangeville, two cases (updated from one by WDGPH), Sept. 29, three classrooms closed;
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Secondary School in Guelph, one case, Sept. 29, one classroom closed;
- St. Joseph Catholic School in Guelph, one case, Sept. 29, one classroom closed;
- Glenbrook Elementary School in Shelburne, one case, Sept. 26, one classroom closed; and
- St. Benedict Catholic School in Orangeville, one case, Sept. 21, all classrooms open.
