GENERAL NOTIFICATION OF COVID-19 CASE AT MARKVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL

September 5, 2021

Dear Staff and Families:

York Region Public Health is currently investigating a COVID-19 exposure at Markville Secondary School
located in Markham. We are taking all appropriate steps for the health, safety and well-being of our community.
Details of the investigation cannot be shared due to privacy considerations.

Close Contacts and Cohort Dismissal

If you are identified as a close contact of a confirmed case and have potentially been exposed to COVID-19,
you will also receive a letter from York Region Public Health with isolation and testing instructions for you and
your household members. If you do not receive a letter from Public Health, you are not considered a close
contact and are safe to continue attending school.

COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective and the best way to protect you and those around you from
serious illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19. Additionally, individuals who are fully
vaccinated and exposed to COVID-19 are not required to isolate if they remain asymptomatic.
Public Health encourages all individuals 12 years of age and older (born in 2009 or earlier) to seek out a
COVID-19 vaccine. Visit york.ca/COVID19Vaccine to learn more and find a vaccine clinic in your area.

School Response
The school is working diligently with York Region Public Health to review and strengthen public health
measures within the setting. These measures include masking, physical distancing, hand hygiene, cohorting,
screening, cleaning, disinfecting and case and contact management.

It is important to follow York Region Public Health’s advice. Please visit york.ca/COVID19 for information on
ways to protect yourself and others from COVID-19 and what to do if you think you or a family member may
have COVID-19.

COVID-19 Screening
You must screen daily for COVID-19.
Parents, students, staff and essential visitors must complete the COVID-19 School and Child Care Screening
daily prior to attending the setting.
If you or your child are feeling unwell with possible COVID-19 like symptoms:
 Self-isolate along with the members of your household
 Do not attend school or child care
 Seek out assessment and testing at a COVID-19 Assessment Centre

PUBLIC HEALTH
1-877-464-9675
TTY 1-866-512-6228
york.ca/COVID19
If you have any questions or concerns, please visit york.ca/COVID19 or contact York Region Public Health at
1-800-361-5653. You can also visit york.ca/SafeAtSchool for more information.

Resources:
 If COVID-19 Is Detected In A School, What Does Public Health Do?
 York Region’s COVID-19 School and Child Care Screening Tool
 COVID-19 Self-Isolation Advice
 What to do if you think you or a family member may have COVID-19
 COVID-19 Vaccinations in York Region
 COVID-19 Vaccine Quick Facts English | French

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