All students and staff at a Peterborough Catholic high school who were asked to self-isolate due to an inconclusive COVID-19 test last week are back in school Monday.
Last week, an individual at St. Peter Catholic Secondary School had an inconclusive test result for COVID-19, according to the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Catholic District School Board.
The school board was working with Peterborough Public Health in response to the test result.
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Individual at St. Peter Catholic School receives inconclusive COVID-19 test result
On Sunday, the school board issued a tweet that said the individual has since tested negative for COVID-19.
As a result, about three dozen students and staff who were asked to self-isolate as a precaution have been cleared to return to school, the board said.
All students/staff @StPeterCSS who were asked to self isolate last week have been cleared to return to school tomorrow by @Ptbohealth. The individual who had an inconclusive test result last week has since tested negative for COVID-19.
— PVNCCDSB (@PVNCCDSB) October 4, 2020
On Thursday, one case of COVID-19 was confirmed at Highland Heights Public School in Peterborough, according to the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. The school remains open.
“A positive case at a school does not necessarily mean the individual was exposed to COVID-19 at the school,” said principal Drew Beaton. “They may have been exposed somewhere else in the community.”