The Greater Catholic School Division is confirming another positive COVID-19 case in an individual at Holy Family Catholic School. The Saskatchewan Health Authority is conducting contact tracing, and the school division is working with Public Health to notify parents and caregivers. Risk of exposure for anyone not considered a close contact remains low.

Because this is a second active case in the same classroom, the SHA has declared an outbreak at the school. The affected classroom switched to online learning after the first case. In-person classes will continue as scheduled for the rest of the school.

According to the Government of Saskatchewan’s Safe Schools Plan Parent Package, the declaration of an outbreak does not automatically result in school closure. Like outbreaks in acute care, long-term care, or business settings, an outbreak declaration may be triggered by a low number of cases but is used by public health to mobilize and coordinate a response to the infection. With the declaration of an outbreak, all parents of that school will receive notification and the declaration will be posted to Saskatchewan.ca.