KFL&A Public Health has notified the Limestone District School Board of positive cases of COVID-19 at the following area schools for the week of November 15-22, 2021:

• One student at Truedell Public School tested positive on Nov. 21. One cohort is isolating. One student tested positive on Nov. 19: one class cohort and one bus cohort are isolating. The school remains open
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to Truedell PS Community Nov. 21, 2021
    
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to Truedell School Community Nov. 19, 2021
    

• One student at Kingston Secondary School tested positive on Nov. 21. One cohort is isolating. The school remains open.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to  KSS Nov. 21, 2021

• One student at J.G. Simcoe Public School tested positive on Nov. 21: one cohort is isolating. The school remains open.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to J.G. Simcoe P.S. Nov. 21, 2021

• One student at the Limestone School of Community Education tested positive on Nov. 21: One cohort is isolating. The school remains open.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to Limestone School of Community Education Nov. 21, 2021

• One positive case in a student at Central Public School on Nov. 20: no risk to the school community and no dismissal of cohorts. School remains open.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to Central School Community Nov. 20, 2021
• KFL&A Public Health declared an outbreak at Centennial Public School on Nov. 20 following a second positive case in a student. This case was already isolating so there is no further impact to the school community. Three students tested positive on Nov. 18 resulting in three class cohorts and one child-care cohort isolating. The school remains open, however, visitors are restricted at this time. 
  
• • KFL&A Public Health Notice to Centennial School Community re Outbreak Nov. 20, 2021
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to Centennial School Community Nov. 18, 2021
• One positive case in a student at Lord Strathcona Public School on Nov. 17: no risk to the school community and no dismissal of cohorts. School remains open.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to Lord Strath School Community Nov. 17, 2021
• One positive case in a staff member at Napanee District Secondary School on Nov. 16: no risk to the school community and no dismissal of cohorts. School remains open.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to NDSS School Community Nov. 16, 2021
• One positive case in a student at LDSB Secondary Virtual School on Nov. 16: no risk to the school community and no dismissal of cohorts. School remains open.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to LDSB SVS School Community Nov. 16, 2021
• One positive case in a student at Calvin Park on Nov. 19; the case was already isolating so no new impact on the school. Three positive cases in students on Nov. 17: these cohorts were already isolating so no new impact on the school community. This follows one positive case in a student on Nov 16 which required dismissal of one class cohort. There are a total of 10 cases at the school. Public Health declared an outbreak at the school on Nov. 13 following the identification of a second student case at the school. The school remains open, however, visitors are restricted at this time.
• Outbreak declared at Molly Brant Elementary School following identification of second student case on Nov. 17: class cohort already isolating and one new bus cohort dismissed. This follows one case in a student on Nov. 16. There are a total of five cases at the school but only two are related to the outbreak. The school remains open, however, visitors are restricted at this time.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to MBES School Community re Outbreak Nov. 17, 2021
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to MBES School Community Nov. 16, 2021

In cases where it has been determined that there is no risk to students or staff, cohorts are not required to isolate and the schools will remain open. 

Instances when a positive case in a school poses no risk to the school include:

• The case(s) is learning or teaching virtually and has not been in the school.
  
• The case(s) was already isolating and not attending school because they were previously identified as a close contact of a case.
  
• The case(s) was not present at the school when they were infectious. 

KFL&A Public Health works closely with schools to ensure that necessary steps are taken to prevent further spread of the virus both in the school and the community.

All families should continue to monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 and screen students daily as most cases of COVID-19 are acquired in the home setting.

Cases in schools must be reported locally and provincially. We are sharing this information with you to ensure you have accurate information. No further information will be released to maintain privacy.

Please visit the COVID-19 Confirmed Cases webpage for a list of current cases.

For more information, please contact:
Karen Smith, Communications Officer
613.544.6925 ext. 314 | 613.328.0947 mobile
Jane Douglas, Communications Officer
613.544.6925 ext. 311  | 613.328.0916 mobile