At least 335 Windsor-Essex students exposed to COVID-19 during 1st week of school
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One week into the school year and at least 335 students in the Windsor, Ont., area have been sent home from exposure to positive COVID-19 cases.
Since the first day of school on Tuesday, seven schools in the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board (WECDSB) have reported student and staff cases. In total, 275 students have been told not to return to class in the last three days. This comes as COVID-19 cases in Windsor-Essex continue to rise, with 543 active cases and 17 people in hospital as of Friday. The region has one of the highest case rates in Ontario, according to provincial data. Teen vaccination rates lag in Windsor-Essex, when compared to the rest of the province. Of those 12 to 17 years old, only 55.4 per cent are fully vaccinated, based on data from the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU). That's nearly 10 per cent below the vaccination rate for that age group across the province. Schools with confirmed cases include: The first school in the region to report a COVID-19 case was Stella Maris Catholic Elementary School on Wednesday. Fifty-seven students were sent home — one class and one bus cohort — after a single confirmed case.
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