Ontario's public schools report more than 160 new COVID-19 cases amongst students and staff
The Ministry of Education says that there were 164 new school-related cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus confirmed over a 24-hour period ending Wednesday afternoon, including 148 among students.
According to the latest data there are currently 761 schools with at least one active case of COVID-19, accounting for roughly 15 per cent of Ontario’s public schools. It is also getting closer to the all-time peak recorded at the height of the third wave of the pandemic on April 14 when 264 schools were in outbreak protocol at one time.
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