Data shows Ontario's asymptomatic school testing program producing low positivity rate
by Lucas Casaletto
Last Updated Feb 22, 2021 at 12:30 pm EDT
The number of COVID-19 cases identified by the province’s
Data obtained by 680 NEWS shows just over 3,700 tests with 32 positive cases found.
The testing started in late January in Ottawa and Sudbury, and in February in Toronto, Peel, and Hamilton.
Minister of Education Stephen Lecce is reassuring parents the program is safe and one of the most effective across the country.
“Our government has taken action to deploy asymptomatic testing province-wide, the first program of its kind in Canada, as we recognize its strength as an additional layer of protection in our schools,” said Lecce in a statement.