No positive COVID-19 cases have been identified through asymptomatic testing for schools in Windsor-Essex.
All four local school boards have been holding clinics for two weeks. The first clinic focused on downtown Windsor schools, and the second, held last week, focused on schools in the Leamington area.
Last week, 96 staff and students attended the clinic at Leamington District Secondary School, and all results came back negative.
Asymptomatic testing for staff and students will be done this Saturday at Kennedy Collegiate Institute from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The following school communities in the N9A postal code can attend the testing clinic Catholic Central Catholic High School, Kennedy Collegiate Institute, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School, Queen Victoria Public School, St. Anne French Immersion Catholic School, École élémentaire L'Envolée, École élémentaire Louise-Charron, École secondaire catholique E.J. Lajeunesse, École secondaire de Lamothe-Cadillac, Westview Freedom Academy, Walkerville Collegiate Institute, and King Edward Public School.
Lifelabs will be doing testing for all staff and students without symptoms based on a walk-in schedule according to last name. The schedule can be found here.
Test results take 24- to 48-hours to be returned. Students can attend school while awaiting their results.
