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By CKOM News

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Saskatoon high school

Oct 4, 2020 | 1:36 PM

According to Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools (GSCS), there is a COVID-19 outbreak at Holy Cross High School in Saskatoon.

Someone who tested positive was in the school near the end of September.

No information has been released on whether it was a student or a staff member.

“Risk of exposure for anyone not considered a close contact remains low. Classes will continue as scheduled,” a release from GSCS reads.

As it is outlined in the Safe Schools Plan, “if two individuals within a school test positive for COVID-19, an outbreak is declared for that school.”

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Keeping schools open is not out of the ordinary in this situation.

“The declaration of an outbreak does not automatically result in school closure. Like outbreaks in acute care, long-term care, or business settings, an outbreak declaration may be triggered by a low number of cases but is used by public health to mobilize and coordinate a response to the infection,” the plan reads.