COVID-19 Outbreak Declared at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Elementary School

Tuesday, 6 October 2020 06:15

By Marcie Culbert

Niagara Region Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Elementary School in Niagara Falls.

The Niagara Catholic District School Board confirmed another two cases at the school yesterday.

This brings the school's total case count to three and two of those cases are in the same classroom.

Meanwhile Niagara Catholic is also reporting a case of the virus at St. Alfred Catholic Elementary School in St. Catharines.

The board will be contacting those who came into close contact with the infected individuals.

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