A positive case of COVID-19 have been identified by Southwestern Public Health at Elgin Court Public School in St. Thomas.
The Thames Valley District School Board immediately notified staff, parents and guardians of all Elgin Court Public School students.
The school will remain open and school buses will continue to operate.
The health unit is currently investigating the case and is in the process of identifying close contacts and following up directly to provide specific testing advice.
SWPH investigators will only contact students and staff identified as a close contacts. If someone is not contacted by the SWPH investigators, they are not considered to be at risk.
At this time the TVDSB has 12 active school cases, with the London District Catholic School Board reporting just 1 active case. The Elgin Court case is the only known active school case in St. Thomas/Elgin.
