March 24th, 2021

COVID-19: CASE NOTIFICATION
Region of Waterloo Public Health has determined that a student, last in the Queen Elizabeth
Public School building on March 22 is a confirmed positive case of COVID-19. The identity of
the individual is protected by privacy legislation and will not be shared.

Public Health has identified all high-risk contacts of the confirmed case and will provide
individual guidance to them. High-risk contacts include some staff and students who have all
been notified and directed to self-isolate.  If you are not contacted by Region of Waterloo Public Health, you are not considered a
high-risk contact. Public Health works with the school to identify high-risk student and staff
contacts of the confirmed case to prevent further spread of COVID-19 in students, staff and the
community.

Public Health is treating every single case of COVID-19 as a potential variant of concern before
a variant is identified. As a result, our public communication will indicate only that a positive
case has been identified. For all cases of COVID-19, Public Health is conducting enhanced
case and contact management.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Please continue to monitor and screen your child for symptoms of COVID-19 daily and visit our
COVID-19 webpage for more information about what this means for students. In accordance
with guidance from the Ministry of Education, the Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 page will be
updated on an ongoing basis with information regarding confirmed cases of COVID-19 involving
a student or staff member in a school setting. For all cases of COVID-19, Public Health is
conducting enhanced case and contact management. For more information about COVID-19,
please visit the Region of Waterloo Public Health website.
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