At least 12 of 18 COVID-19 cases in York Region schools are at elementary level

There are about 14 cases in 3 daycares, 1 week after students went back to class

Yorkregion.com
Sept. 16, 2021
Dina Al-Shibeeb

As vaccine companies scramble to approve jabs for those under the age of 12, elementary schools registered more COVID-19 cases in comparison to their secondary counterparts in York Region.

York Region Public Health data, last updated at 5 p.m. Sept. 15, showed there are at least 18 students with COVID-19 in 19 schools.

At least 12 of these cases are in elementary schools.

However, Pickering College, a private school that has both elementary and secondary in Newmarket, has one student and two staff. It is unclear if the student is an elementary or secondary pupil.

However, in daycares, public health reported there are 14 cases in three places.

Daycares could spike in one location in case of outbreaks. York Region Media reported in late August when Beynon Fields Before and After School in Richmond Hill had 15 cases of children and one staff member who tested positive for COVID-19.

Domenic Scuglia, York Catholic District School Board director of education, told York Region Media, there is some ongoing talk of a vaccination approval for those under 12 in the upcoming months.

The elementary schools with cases are:

Alexander Muir Public School, an elementary school in Newmarket -- two students

Aurora Heights Public School, an elementary school in Aurora -- one student

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Castlemore public school, an elementary school in Markham -- one student

Herbert H. Carnegie Public School, an elementary school in Vaughan, -- one student and one staff

Rick Hansen Public School, an elementary school in Aurora -- one student

Park Avenue Public School, an elementary school in East Gwillimbury -- one student

San Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic Elementary School in Markham -- one student

Woodbridge Public School, an elementary school in Vaughan -- one student

St. Mary Catholic Elementary School in King -- three students

Brownridge public school, an elementary school in Vaughan -- one staff

San Marco Catholic Elementary School in Vaughan -- one staff

St. Cecilia Catholic Elementary School in Vaughan has -- one staff

Secondary schools:

Alexander Mackenzie High School in Richmond Hill -- one student

Dr. J.M. Denison Secondary School in Newmarket -- one staff

Markville Secondary School in Markham -- one student

Sacred Heart Catholic High School in Newmarket -- one student

St. Augustine Catholic High School in Markham -- one student

St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic High in Vaughan -- one student

Private school:

Pickering College, with both elementary and secondary in Newmarket -- one student and two staff

Child care settings:

Rocking Horse Montessori School and Day Care in Vaughan -- four students

Tiny Hoppers in Newmarket -- seven students and two staff

Together We Grow Learning and Childcare Centre in Vaughan -- three students and four staff