Another Toronto elementary school shut down due to COVID-19 cases
Posted November 15, 2021 9:01 am.
Last Updated November 18, 2021 11:54 am.
A COVID-19 outbreak at an Etobicoke elementary school has left the building off-limits for in-person learning and activities, starting Monday.
Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School, located at 35 Saffron Cres., which is in the Rathburn Rd., and Renforth Dr. area is now shut down as the school deals with 18 cases.
1/4: Due to an ongoing COVID-19 investigation. TPH is recommending that students at Nativity of Our Lord CS be temporarily dismissed from in-person school + activities starting Monday, November 15.
— Toronto Public Health (@TOPublicHealth) November 12, 2021
Seventeen students have the virus and one case has been confirmed among staff.
The Toronto Catholic District School Board says the first case in this outbreak was reported on Nov. 3.
Close contacts have been notified by officials at Toronto Public Health and are being asked to stay home, monitor for symptoms and get tested as the investigation into the outbreak continues.
In a tweet, TPH says “we’ll work closely with our school partners to determine when in-person learning will resume.”
Meantime, another elementary school in the Toronto Catholic District School Board remains closed due to a Covid-19 outbreak. There have been 13 cases of the virus linked to Precious Blood Catholic School — near Pharmacy Ave. and Lawrence Ave. East — in Scarborough.
The TCDSB currently has 61 active cases of COVID-19 among students and nine among staff.
