COVID-19 cases reported at 53 Catholic schools in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon

Catholic schools in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon are reporting significantly more COVID-19 cases among students and staff as the holidays quickly approach.

The latest numbers from the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, updated today, show that 53 schools (43 elementary, 10 secondary) are reporting ongoing cases of the virus.

That’s a dramatic increase from earlier in the fall when the number of schools reporting cases had dropped to below 20.

Dufferin-Peel schools are reporting 78 active student cases and 19 active staff cases of the virus, in addition to 99 closed classrooms.

A closed classroom means the children from that class are sent home to learn remotely during a quarantine period of at least 10 days. 

Meanwhile, Peel Public Health declared a new outbreak yesterday at the Circle of Children Academy school in Mississauga, a daycare and early childhood education centre.

That brings the number of confirmed outbreaks at Peel schools, both Dufferin-Peel Catholic and Peel District School Board schools, to 15.

Outbreaks have been declared at the following schools:

• Circle of Children Academy – Mississauga
• Dixie Public School – Mississauga
• San Lorenzo Ruiz Elementary School – Mississauga
• Tomken Road Middle School – Mississauga
• St. Gerard School – Mississauga
• St. Gregory Elementary School – Mississauga
• St. Martin Secondary School – Mississauga
• St. James Catholic Global Learning Centre – Mississauga
• Camilla Rd. Sr. Public School – Mississauga
• St. Teresa Avila – Mississauga
• Robert H. Lagerquist – Brampton
• St Josephine Bakhita CES – Brampton
• É Élém Carrefour des Jeunes – Brampton
• Lester B Pearson Catholic School – Brampton
• St. John Paul II CES – Caledon