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Over 800 Ontario Schools Have Reported COVID-19 Cases & 1 Has Been Shut Down

As of Tuesday, 16.68% of Ontario schools have reported a case of COVID-19.

Over 800 Ontario Schools Have Reported COVID-19 Cases & 1 Has Been Shutdown
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Ontario schools have returned to in-person learning, and as of 10:30 a.m. on September 28, 808 schools have reported cases of COVID-19, according to the Ontario Government.

Out of the 4,844 elementary and secondary schools in Ontario, 16.68% have reported a case of COVID-19.

In total, 1,867 school-related cases have been reported, and to date, only one school in Ontario has closed down due to COVID-19. On Tuesday, 280 school-related cases were reported. In the last 14 days, 1,564 were reported.

This means about 83.8% of Ontario's school-related cases were reported in the last two weeks.

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Ontario Students Are Soon Getting Free Period Products At School & Welcome To 2021

The government has teamed up with Shoppers Drug Mart to make this happen.

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It's (finally) official: students across Ontario are going to have access to free period products right at school.

In a press conference on Friday, October 8, Minister of Education Stephen Lecce announced the provincial government's partnership with Shoppers Drug Mart that is making this possible.

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Multiple Ontario Schools Have Shut Down Due To COVID-19 Outbreaks

At least one of the closures will last two weeks.

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Multiple Ontario schools have shut down due to COVID-19 outbreaks as of Friday.

The Ministry of Education reports that 810 schools out of a total of 4,844 have confirmed cases of COVID-19, which makes up approximately 16.72%.

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Toronto's Top Doctor Calls For Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines In Schools For Kids 12 & Up

The recommendation will be made next week.

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Toronto's medical officer of health, Dr. Eileen de Villa, is recommending that Ontario require COVID-19 vaccination for students who are eligible based on their age or year of birth.

Children who are 12 years old and older are currently eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in Ontario, so students in grades six and up would need to show proof of vaccination in order to attend classes if the province were to follow through on de Villa's recommendation.

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Ontario Schools Have Reported Over 100 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Just 1 Day

Only one school has closed.

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Ontario schools are reporting hundreds of COVID-19 cases as students return to in-person learning this month.

According to the Ministry of Education, 109 cases were reported on September 16, 2021, with statistics last updated at approximately 10:30 a.m.

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