The Grey Bruce Health Unit is working with Bluewater District School Board to address a confirmed positive case of COVID-19, associated with Highpoint Community School, in the Township of Southgate
Public health reports an individual with confirmed COVID-19 associated with the school, but assessments indicate that transmission did not take place within the school environment.
The Medical Officer of Health says there is strong evidence that transmission occurred outside of the school. Dr. Ian Arra adds there is no 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. Any cohorts that have been identified as contacts to the case have been excluded from school at this time.
Those not contacted by Public Health need not take any additional steps including asymptomatic testing.
Public health added in this situation, the individual with COVID-19 has been contacted directly by our COVID-19 Case and Contact Management Team. We have worked with the individual and the school, along with the school board and have identified all others, both in and out of the school environment, who may have been exposed and have determined their risk level.
