Outbreak declared at Saskatoon high school; variants of concern identified

SASKATOON -- The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has declared an outbreak at Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon.

Evan Hardy Collegiate has four active cases of COVID-19, three of which have been identified as variants of concern.

The SHA notified Saskatoon Public Schools (SPS) about the outbreak declaration on Wednesday, SPS said in a news release.

Since the start of the school year, SPS has had 340 positive cases at 58 locations in the division – 57 schools and the board office.

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  FILE - AN empty teacher's desk is pictured at the front of a empty classroom at Mcgee Secondary school in Vancouver on Sept. 5, 2014. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press)