September 19, 2020 – RCDHU Update on COVID-19 Outbreak at Fellowes High School
September 19, 2020 ‐ Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) is confirming that a community contact connected to the outbreak has tested positive for COVID-19. This case is not a student or staff member at Fellowes High School but had been identified through contact tracing. They have been isolating since being identified as a high-risk contact. No additional positive tests among students or staff members were received today.
September 19, 2020 – Effective immediately, Ontario limits the size of unmonitored and private social gatherings
September 19, 2020 ‐ Today the Ontario Government announced an amendment to the Reopening Ontario Framework – Ontario Regulation 364-20 which reduces limits on the number of people permitted to attend unmonitored and private social gatherings province-wide. Unmonitored and private social gatherings include functions, parties, dinners, gatherings, barbeques or wedding receptions held in private residences, backyards, parks and other recreational areas. This amendment was in response to the alarming growth in the number of COVID-19 cases in the province.
September 18, 2020 – Update on COVID-19 Outbreak at Fellowes High School 5:30 p.m.
September 18, 2020 ‐ This morning, September 18th, Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) facilitated a second pop-up testing clinic at 7 International Drive, Pembroke, for the remaining staff and students from Fellowes High School. As a result of the pop-up testing clinics held yesterday and today, RCDHU was able to test over 180 staff, students and contacts.
September 18, 2020 – RCDHU Update on COVID-19 Outbreak at Fellowes High School
September 18, 2020 ‐ Late in the evening of September 17th, Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) received notification of a positive COVID-19 test for a student. This is the first student to test positive.
September 17, 2020 – RCDHU Update on COVID-19 Outbreak at Fellowes High School
September 17, 2020 ‐ A fourth staff member, a contact of the previous individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, has tested positive based on a result received today. This now brings the total number of cases to 4, all among Fellowes High School staff.
September 16, 2020 – RCDHU Closes Fellowes High School
September 16, 2020 ‐ A third staff member, a contact of both individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, has tested positive based on a result received today.
September 15, 2020 – RCDHU Declares Outbreak at Fellowes High School
September 15, 2020 ‐ A second staff member, a contact of the original individual who tested positive for COVID-19, has tested positive based on a result received today. Two confirmed cases that are linked within the school meets the provincial guideline for the declaration of an outbreak.
September 13, 2020 – A personal note from Dr. Cushman about COVID-19
September 13, 2020 ‐ We have had more cases in the last month than in the previous three months. Worse, this weekend we could possibly be witnessing our first serious community outbreak in Renfrew County and District (RCD). Yes, we all have COVID-19 fatigue, but this is a marathon and we are in a key phase with new challenges. If we want schools to stay open and the economy to progress, we must recognize that individual vigilance and strict observance of public health recommendations are imperative. This is not the time to let down our guard but rather just the opposite.
September 13, 2020 – Health Unit Issues Advisory about Potential COVID-19 Exposure
September 13, 2020 ‐ Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) is issuing an advisory for a potential low-risk exposure after confirmation that a person who tested positive for COVID-19 visited Planet Fitness in Pembroke on September 5, 2020.
September 11, 2020 – RCDHU Urges Residents to Stay Home and Self-Isolate if you are Feeling Unwell
September 12, 2020 ‐ Today, Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) confirms one more positive laboratory-confirmed case of novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Renfrew County and District (RCD) at Fellowes High School.