Quebec says 41 students and staff have tested positive for COVID-19 since reopening
A survey of school boards conducted May 25 found that 19 students and 22 staff members were found to be infected in the first two weeks following the reopening.
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MONTREAL -- More than 40 staff and students tested positive for COVID-19 in the first two weeks after elementary schools outside the Montreal area opened on May 11, Quebec's Education Department confirmed Friday.
A survey of school boards conducted May 25 found that 19 students and 22 staff members were found to be infected in the first two weeks following the reopening.
The highest numbers of cases were in school boards in the Laurentians and Monteregie regions north and southeast of Montreal, with 10 cases each.
The survey is lacking numbers from 12 of the province's 72 school boards, which did not provide data to the province.
The province's director of public health said Thursday that while there have been cases in schools, they have not caused any "significant negative impacts." Dr. Horacio Arruda said some cases are to be expected as society returns to normal, but the situation is under control.
"It's normal that by having the daycare, the school being open to the community, there can be cases," he said at a briefing in Quebec City.
