COVID outbreak declared in cohort at Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School

By CityNews Kitchener Staff

Posted Oct 14, 2021 01:45:00 PM.

Public health officials have declared a COVID-19 outbreak in a cohort at Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School in Waterloo.

This after a recent student case was linked to another in the same cohort.

Some additional staff and students have been identified and directed to self isolate.

It's the fourth cohort outbreak to be declared in a school since Sunday.

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