Montreal high school to close for two weeks after COVID-19 outbreak

Herzliah High School located in the Snowdon neighbourhood of the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough is sending students home for two weeks after several students tested positive for COVID-19.

The private Jewish high school had 15 students test positive for the virus, according to Montreal’s Regional Public Health Director, Dr. Mylène Drouin.

At a press conference in Montreal on Thursday, Drouin said the school has authorized all students to learn online until October 5, following the Jewish holiday Sukkot.

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Drouin said public health initially blamed the source of the transmission to an early September bar mitzvah but Herzliah High School says “it’s a possibility” the outbreak occurred within its walls.

Drouin said one class at the high school had eight students who tested positive for COVID-19.

On Wednesday, the Quebec government reported that there are now 223 schools across the province with at least one positive COVID-19 case.

A full list of infected Quebec schools can be found online.