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Keene said rising case numbers within the community also factored into the decision to have those two schools operate virtually.
The board consulted with Thunder Bay District medical officer of health Dr. Janet DeMille, Keene added, who supported shifting those schools to virtual learning but indicated it wasn t necessary to do that for all schools.
Keene said the transition to virtual learning for Westgate is relatively easy because high schools are already operating online for half the day. He said Monday is being spent as a transition day for Kingsway, as students and staff prepare to operate virtually.
Multiple schools impacted by COVID-19
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Thunder Bay – COVID-19 Update – The Thunder Bay District Catholic School Board reports that there has been a confirmed case of COVID-19 at the Holy Family School.
The Board reports, “We were notified that an individual within our school tested positive for COVID-19.
Parents, Guardians and Staff of this cohort have been contacted by members of TBCDSB and were dismissed this morning and will be contacted by a Public Health Nurse.
The cohort will remain home and a thorough cleaning and disinfection process will be underway within the school. This deep clean will be performed by a third party, which entails disinfectant fogging of the entire school.
Update on COVID-19 Cases at St. Martin Elementary School in Thunder Bay
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Thunder Bay – COVID-19 Update – The Thunder Bay District Catholic School Board has provided parents and staff with an update on the COVID-19 cases identified at St. Marten Elementary School. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit says that the three cases of the virus at the school do not constitute an outbreak.
Thunder Bay’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. DeMille in a letter to parents released by the Thunder Bay District Catholic School Board wrote, “At this time, three additional individuals associated with the school have been identified as having COVID-19 and as a result three additional cohorts were impacted. Note that in all these cases, the virus was acquired outside of the school setting. At this time, there is no evidence that the virus has spread within the school setting. This would not be considered an outbreak”.
THUNDER BAY - Three more cohorts at St. Martin’s Elementary School were sent home early Wednesday afternoon after three more individuals in the school have tested positive for COVID-19.
Dr. Janet DeMille, medical officer of Health with the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, provided an update on the situation at the school after an individual tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week.
“At this time, three additional individuals associated with the school have been identified as having COVID-19 and as a result three additional cohorts were impacted,” DeMille said in a letter to the school community posted late Wednesday.