by: taylor campbell
a daycare in kingsville, ont. linked to 41 covid-19 cases has been ordered to close.
the windsor-essex county health unit on wednesday announced an outbreak at the discovery school based child care located at kingsville public school on water street had been declared on aug. 27, and it has since become the largest outbreak in a child-care centre in the region.
due to the ongoing identification of cases and high-risk exposures, all facility staff and registered children have been directed to immediately self-isolate and get tested for covid-19, a statement from the health unit said.
isolation for all staff and children will be required until at least sept. 17, or a later date at the health unit’s direction.
“it is essential that we act quickly and responsibly in order to prevent any further exposures of covid-19 within this facility and the community,” said medical officer of health dr. wajid ahmed. “due to the amount of spread it is difficult to determine exact exposure dates which makes the immediate isolation and testing of all affected individuals an important step to minimize further risk.”
as per provincial direction, the health unit declares a daycare outbreak if there are two or more covid cases in a daycare that are linked, and if there is evidence that at least one case could have been infected at the daycare facility.