The Grey Bruce Health Unit is working with Bluewater District School Board to address a probable case of COVID-19 associated with Macphail Memorial Elementary School, Flesherton, Ontario.

A probable case is defined as an individual having a direct link with a positive COVID-19 case, who is experiencing symptoms and has not been tested.

While there is a probable case associated with a school, our assessment, to date, indicates the transmission did not take place within the school environment. Currently there are no outbreaks; that is, evidence of transmission from person to person, in any schools or childcare centres, in Grey Bruce. No bus routes of any schools are involved with this case.

Determining who is a close contact is a decision that can only be made by Public Health. All staff and students that have had close contact with the affected probable case of COVID-19 (associated with Macphail Memorial Elementary School, Flesherton, Ontario) have been notified by Public Health and are isolating.

Anyone NOT contacted by Public Health is not considered at risk and need not take any additional steps including asymptomatic testing.

All contact tracing and determination of individual and community risk is made by Public Health. This is true of all cases, whether in schools, workplaces or the community. A health care provider or school official cannot make this decision.

source: media release, Grey Bruce Public Health