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Woodbridge College in Vaughan closed after COVID-19 case count rises to 20

93 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in YRDSB, 25 cases in YCDSB as of Mar. 10

Yorkregion.com
March 11, 2021
Scarlett Liu

Woodbridge College in Vaughan has been closed due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

According to York Region District School Board, the number of infections there surged by 12 on Mar. 10, bringing the total confirmed cases to 20. The school will reopen Mar. 25.

Two other Vaughan schools report new cases of COVID-19.

Maple High School has one new case and three confirmed cases in total, while Michael Cranny Elementary School has a new case.

Markham’s Beckett Farm Public School also has a new case of COVID-19.

Two public schools in Richmond Hill, Silver Pines and Walter Scott, each have a new case of the virus.

Thornhill Public School has two new cases of COVID-19 and another Thornhill school, Ventura Park Public School, has one confirmed case.

Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School in East Gwillimbury and St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School in Aurora each have a new case of COVID-19.

York Region Public Health says it will communicate directly with people who had contact with the cases.

York Region District School Board and York Catholic District School Board will make sure that all appropriate measures are being taken.

For up-to-date information on active cases in York Region, please see the map of COVID-19 cases, closed classes and outbreaks in York Region schools and child-care centres.

Public Health reminds students and families not to enter school if they are feeling sick or have had close contact with a confirmed case or with someone who is showing symptoms of COVID-19.