Grey Bruce Medical Officer of Health Dr. Ian Arra says students at Osprey Central School in Grey Highlands who have been isolating at home since three COVID-19 cases were detected are clear to return to school.
In a release, Arra says 80 students and nine adults associated with the three cases, tested negative for COVID-19, and all completed 14 days of isolation.
Back on on October 18th, Public Health reported cases associated with the school. Three classes at the school, students who rode on the school bus, and adults associated with the cases were identified as high-risk and required to self-isolate for 14 days.
Arra says the Grey Bruce Health Unit deployed a mobile testing team to the Osprey Community Hall parking lot last week to test those considered high-risk. All of those swabbed tested negative for COVID-19.
He says currently, there is no evidence of transmission from person to person in any schools or childcare centres in Grey Bruce.
He says Public Health takes the lead in all outbreaks and case management and adds, they will let you know if you are a close contact with someone who has COVID-19.
Arra says, “Public Health thanks all the families involved in the contact tracing and testing for their cooperation. Thanks also go out to Bluewater District School Board for their help to identify contacts and support to keep the school open. The Municipality of Grey Highlands assisted by providing a convenient and accessible location for community testing.”
Photo Courtesy Of Public Health Grey Bruce