The Grey Bruce Health Unit is continuing to work with the Bluewater District School Board to address a COVID-19 situation associated with Holland Chatsworth Central School.
According to the health unit, Case and Contact Management has identified seven confirmed cases with multiple close contacts related to the school. Six of the cases acquired the virus outside of the school environment while only one case acquired the virus within the school as part of two-case outbreak.
There is also an eighth case but had no school attendance and is no risk to the school environment.
The Grey Bruce Health Unit made the decision to use an enhanced, targeted testing options for students, staff and parents and guardians. Officials are pointing to the testing strategy as precautionary public health measure to mitigate risk and to be proactive in reducing further transmission.
Those who could not make a testing clinic Monday night will be sent different options through the Holland Chatsworth Central school messenger system.
While health officials state in a release that the level of risk does not require school closure, the decision to switch to online learning could be made at the discretion of the Bluewater District School Board.