Niagara Region Public Health and the District School Board of Niagara say that an individual at William Hamilton Merritt Public School has tested positive for COVID-19.
The DSBN says students and staff that were in close proximity to the person have been contacted and told to stay home and self-isolate for two weeks.
The school has been through a thorough cleaning and Public Health Inspectors will visit the school in the morning, says the DSBN.
William Hamilton Merritt Public School is located on Linwell Road in St. Catharines.
To view the DSBN's COVID-19 advisory page, click here,
.@NRPublicHealth has advised us that an individual at William H. Merritt Public School has tested positive for COVID-19. Students/staff who were in close proximity to the individual are being contacted and told by @NRPublicHealth to stay home and self-isolate for 14 days. (1/3)
— District School Board of Niagara (@dsbn) September 23, 2020