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The Renfrew County District Health Unit has confirmed a fourth staff member from Fellowes High School in Pembroke has tested positive for COVID-19.
RCDHU had deemed this person a probable case which factored into the decision to close the school on Sept. 16. This individual did not have any further exposures beyond the classes that have already been identified for testing and the staff member who became symptomatic last week has not been at school this week, according to a release issued Thursday evening.
The good news is that RCDHU has received negative test results for some staff and for all but two of the students in the original class that was exposed to the staff cases; these two tests have yet to be reported.
Thursday afternoon RCDHU tested 98 individuals, 83 staff and 15 students. Almost all the staff from the school was tested along with most of the students considered to be at highest risk. There will be further testing tomorrow, for the remaining staff and students that could not attend today.
