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COVID-19 Today: School, child care cases in Newmarket, York Region, and Ontario

1 more student case in Newmarket, at Alexander Muir; 12 more school cases, totalling 679, in York Region, with 7 schools closed, 10 outbreaks and 63 school surveillances; Ontario reports 154 more school cases, totalling 7,292, at 20% of schools
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Newmarket (reported Monday, Dec. 21, at 5 p.m.)

Schools

  • 1 school closed
  • 1 school outbreak
    • Outbreak declared Dec. 18 at Canadian Martyrs CES (1 student, 1 staff)
  • 3 (+1) active school surveillances
    • Alexander Muir, Bogart, Clearmeadow #2
  • 31 (+1) school-related cases to date
    • Alexander Muir Public School (1 student)
    • Bogart Public School (1 student)
    • Clearmeadow Public School #2 (1 staff)
    • Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary School (1 student, 1 staff)
    • St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Elementary School (1 student)
    • Sir William Mulock Secondary #4 (1 student)
    • Rogers Public School (1 student)
    • Notre Dame Catholic Elementary School #2 (1 student)
    • Armitage Village (1 student, 2 staff)
    • Newmarket High School #2 (1 staff)
    • Huron Heights Secondary School #2 (1 staff) 
    • Clearmeadow Public School (1 student)
    • Dr. J.M. Denison Secondary School (4 students)
    • Innova Academy (1 student)
    • Sir William Mulock #3 (1 staff)
    • Denne Public School (1 student)
    • Sir William Mulock #2 (2 students)
    • Sacred Heart Catholic High School (1 staff)
    • Notre Dame Catholic Elementary School (1 student)
    • Newmarket High School (1 student)
    • Huron Heights Secondary School (1 student, 1 staff)
    • Terry Fox P.S. (1 student)
    • Sir William Mulock Secondary School (1 student)
  • 0 schools closed

Licensed child care facilities

  • 1 child care centre case (1 child)
  • 1 child care centre outbreak
  • 0 active child care centre outbreaks

York Region (reported Monday, Dec. 21, at 5 p.m.)

Schools

  • 7 schools closed
    • Netivot HaTorah #3 (5 students, 3 staff)
    • Aptus Treatment Centre, Vaughan (2 students)
    • Canadian Martyrs CES, Newmarket (1 student, 1 staff) to Jan. 4
    • Academy for Gifted Children PACE, Richmond Hill (1 student)
    • Father Bressani Catholic High School #3, Woodbridge (1 student, 1 staff) to Jan. 4
    • St. Clement CES, Woodbridge (3 students) to Jan. 4
    • Toronto District Christian High School, Woodbridge (2 students)
  • 46 school outbreaks*, 10 (-3) active
    • Outbreak declared Dec. 18 at St. Raphael the Archangel #2, Vaughan (3 students, 1 staff) 
    • Outbreak declared Dec. 17 at Netivot HaTorah #3, Thornhill (5 students, 3 staff)
    • Outbreak declared Dec. 17 at Shmuel Zahavy #2, Thornhill (2 students, 4 staff)
    • Outbreak declared Dec. 18 at Canadian Martyrs CES, Newmarket (1 student, 1 staff) 
    • Outbreak declared Dec. 12 at Stornoway Crescent, Thornhill (2 students) 
    • Outbreak declared Dec. 10 at  Woodbridge P.S. #3 (8 students)
    • Outbreak declared Dec. 8 at Beynon Fields #2, Richmond Hill (4 students) 
    • Outbreak declared Dec. 1 at Maple High #2 (16 students, 4 staff)
    • Outbreak declared Nov. 30 at Tommy Douglas Secondary #4 , Woodbridge (5 students, 2 staff)
    • Outbreak declared Nov. 13 at Richmond Green Secondary, Richmond Hill (1 student, 1 staff) 
  • 36 (+3) closed school outbreaks
    • 17-day outbreak closed Dec. 20 at Willowbrook, Thornhill (2 students)
    • 8-day outbreak closed Dec. 20 at  All Saints, Markham (2 students)
    • 20-day outbreak closed Dec. 20 at Middlefield Collegiate #3, Markham (13 students, 2 staff)
  • 679 (+12) total confirmed cases
  • 524 (+13) students
  • 155 (-1) staff
  • 319 (+7) schools under surveillance, 63 (+5) active **:
    • Newmarket: Alexander Muir (1 student); Bogart (1 student); Clearmeadow #2 (1 staff)
    • Aurora: Highview ( 1 student): Rick Hansen (1 student); Cardinal Carter #2 (1 staff); Aurora High #3 (1 student); Lester B. Pearson (1 student)
    • Keswick: W.J. Watson (3 students, -1 staff)
    • Whitchurch-Stouffville: Glad Park #2 (1 student); Harry Bowes #2 (1 student); Stouffville District Secondary #2 (1 student)
    • Richmond Hill: Bayview Secondary #4 (1 student); Richmond Hill High #3 (1 student); Beverly Acres #2 (1 student); Redstone (1 student, 1 staff); O.M. Mackillop (1 staff); Alexander Mackenzie High (2 students)
    • Thornhill: Stephen Lewis Secondary #3 (1 student); St. Elizabeth Catholic High #2 (1 student); Vaughan Secondary #4 (1 student); Bakersfield #3 (1 student); St. Joseph the Worker (1 student); Vaughan Secondary #3 (4 (+3) students); Yorkhill (1 staff); Baythorn #2 (1 student); Thornhill Secondary (3 students); German Mills #3 (1 student); Kayla's Children's Centre #2 (1 staff); Eitz Chaim #2 (1 student, 1 staff); Westmount Collegiate (3 students, 1 staff)
    • Markham: St. Justin Martyr (1 student); Bur Oak #2 (2 students); Sir Richard W. Scott (1 staff); St. Augustine Catholic High #3 (1 staff); Armadale #2 (1 staff); Black Walnut (1 staff); Markville Secondary (2 students, 1 staff); Bill Crothers #3 (3 students); Pierre Elliott Trudeau High #3 (3 students); Cedarwood #2 (1 student); St. Brother Andre #2 (2 students); Milliken Mills # 2 (5 students, 1 staff); Markham District High #2 (3 students)
    • Woodbridge: St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic High #3 (2 students); St. Veronica #3 (1 staff); Guardian Angels #3 (1 staff); St. Clement (3 students); Pierre Berton #2 (1 student); Fossil Hill #3 (3 students); Emily Carr #2 (1 student, 2 staff); St. Gregory the Great (2 students); St. Angela Merici (4 students, 1 staff); Vellore Woods (4 students);
    • Maple: Discovery #2 (2 students); St. Cecilia #2 (1 student); Divine Mercy (1 student); Mackenzie Glen #4 (3 students); Bialik Hebrew #2 (2 students); Teston Village (5 students, 1 staff)
    • Concord: Forest Run #2 (1 staff); Aptus Treatment Centre (-2 students, 1 staff)
  •  256 (+1) schools no longer under surveillance
    • 10-day surveillance closed Dec. 21 at St. Gabriel the Archangel (1 student)  

*An outbreak is declared when 2 or more cases are confirmed within a 14-day period, with at least one case acquired in the school

**Schools with a laboratory-confirmed case that was not transmitted within the school 

*** The Ontario government website lists cases reported by schools to the Ministry of Education, not all of which are confirmed by York Region Public Health. The province defers to the public health unit for accurate and up-to-date information. 

Licensed child care facilities

  • 2 active child care centre outbreak
    • Outbreak declared Dec. 18 at Great Lakes Montessori Weston, Vaughan (2 staff)
    • Outbreak declared Dec. 10 at private home #6, Vaughan (3 children, 2 staff)
  • 39 (+0) cases children
  • 37 (+0) cases staff
  • 25 closed child care centre outbreaks

Ontario (reported today at 10:30 for Dec. 20): 

Cases in schools

  • 7,292 (+154) school-related cases
  • 5,103 (+119) students
  • 1,094 (+35) staff
  • 1,094 (+0) individuals not identified (as student or staff) 
  • 976 (+43) of 4,828 schools with a case (20.22%)
  • 0 schools closed 

Cases in child care centres and homes

  • 1,219 (+18) cases at child care centres and homes
  • 661 (+8) children, including in York Region:
    • 1 child, Fun on the Run, Holy Jubilee, Vaughan
    • 1 child, St. Gabriel/St. Gregory, Vaughan
    • 1 child, Macklin House Kidzone, Richmond Hill
    • 1 child, Prince Charles YMCA, Newmarket
    • 2 children, Better Than Home, Newmarket
    • 1 child, BrightPath Newmarket
    • 1 child, Fun on the Run Johnny Lombardi, Vaughan
    • 1 child, Dr. Roberta Bondar YMCA, Vaughan
    • 1 child, Wonderland Day Care, Vaughan
    • 1 child, Fun on the Run, Michael Cranney
    • 1 child, Macklin House, Markham
  • 558 (+10) staff, including in York Region:
    • 2 staff, York Montessori, Markham
    • 1 staff, St. Veronica, Vaughan
    • 2 staff, Great Lakes Montessori Weston, Vaughan
    • 1 staff, Four Seasons, Vaughan
    • 2 staff, Wee Watch, Markham
    • 1 staff, Netivot HaTorah,Vaughan
    • 1 staff, St. Mark's, Vaughan
    • 1 staff, St. Clement, Vaughan
    • 1 staff, Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Vaughan
    • 1 staff, The Children's Path, Vaughan
    • 1 staff, Better Than Home, Newmarket
    • 1 staff, Learning Jungle School Greensborough, Markham
    • 1 staff, Schwartz/Reisman Centre Daycare, Vaughan
    • 1 staff, San Lorenzo Ruiz Children's Centre, Markham
    • 1 staff, Upper Canada Creative, Maple
  • 229 (-6) of 5,251 child care centres with current cases (4.48%)
  • 52 (+0) child care centres currently closed (.99%)

York Region Public Health reminds parents and guardians to check your child daily for symptoms of COVID-19. For more information and resources, including how to protect yourself and others, visit york.ca/SafeAtSchool
 
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