10 more students in Hamilton test positive for COVID-19

Ten more Hamilton students have tested positive for COVID-19 since Friday.

In the public board, afourth student at Waterdown District High School has tested positive.The school received notice of the positive case on Saturday, following a week where three other students were reported as having the virus.

No outbreak will be declared, says a letter to the school community, becausepublic health has determined there isn't a link between the cases. Close school contacts have been notified.

Also on Saturday, a Glendale Secondary School student tested positive for the virus. The school saidthere are no student or staff who are close contacts with the case.

The student also wasn't in the building when there would be a risk of exposure, says a letter to families, so risk to others is considered low.

Other people who have tested positive for the virus since Friday include a student atBernie Custis Secondary School and a student at Guy Brown Elementary School. Close contacts at each school have been notified.

Two students at Lawfield Elementary School also tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, but an outbreak isn't being declared.

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB)also had one student who is learning remotely test positive for the virus.

Positive cases in Catholic board

In the Catholic board, two students at Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.

The first student was last in the building on Nov. 20, according to theHamilton-WentworthCatholic District School Board database.

Public health says there are no school-related close contacts, according to a letter to the community.

The second student was last at Bishop Ryan onNov. 30.

A letter to families says that students who are required to self-isolate will be contacted directly by public health.

Another student at St. Thomas MoreCatholic Secondary School has tested positive. They were last at the school on Nov. 25.

Public health says there are no school-related close contacts, according to a letter from principal Dean DiFrancesco, and no risk to the school.

Two other St. Thomas More students tested positive earlier in the week, but were not linked to each other.

As of Saturday, there are 14 students and five staff in the Catholic board with the virus.