By Jaryn Vecchio
Photo by Harvard Broadcasting staff
Another school is moving multiple grades back to virtual learning for the rest of the month.
The Fort McMurray Catholic School District announced on Monday students in grades 4 to 6 at St. Gabriel will transition to online classes from April 20 to April 30.
This comes as multiple COVID-19 cases force several staff members to self-isolate.
Families whose children are in the Junior Transition Program team will be contacted directly for more information about programming.
In-school classes will continue as normal for those in the early entry program and from grade to grade 3.
Currently, the FMCSD and Public School Division have also moved all students in grades 7 to 12 to virtual learning due to a high number of staff and students in isolation.
By Jaryn Vecchio
Westwood will be one of the school s hosting. Photo by: Brandon Piper
Two more schools in the Fort McMurray Public School Division are moving multiple grades back to virtual learning.
Grade 10 to 12 students at Westwood and École McTavish will continue their education at home for the rest of the week.
Those in grades 7 to 9 will remain attending classes in-person.
Both are dealing with a rise in COVID-19 cases linked to individuals with ties to the schools which has forced a high number of staff and students to self-isolate.
At École McTavish, nearly 60 per cent of students and half of the staff who oversee the senior grades are currently in quarantine.
By Jaryn Vecchio
Northern Lights Regional Health Centre // Steph Seidel - Harvard Broadcasting
Fort McMurray’s active total of COVID-19 cases is continuing to rise.
The province announced on Thursday 1,429 new cases across the province over the past 24 hours.
There are currently 12,187 active cases across Alberta, while there have been a total of 156,905 positive tests. There are also 340 Albertans in the hospital for the virus, 83 of which are in ICUs.
Locally, Fort McMurray added 40 new cases and 19 recoveries which raises the active total to 356.
The rural areas added one new case, putting the total of active cases at four.
Wood Buffalo National Park is back down to zero active cases after an additional recovery.
By Jaryn Vecchio
Northern Lights Regional Health Centre // Steph Seidel - Harvard Broadcasting
The active total of COVID-19 cases in Fort McMurray is seeing another jump up.
The province announced on Wednesday 1,351 new cases across the province over the past 24 hours.
There are currently 11,464 active cases across Alberta, while there have been a total of 155,476 positive tests. There are also 333 Albertans in the hospital for the virus, 79 of which are in ICUs.
Locally, Fort McMurray added 43 new cases and 20 recoveries which lowers the active total to 335.
The rural areas didn’t see any new changes, keeping the total of active cases at three.
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