Carole St-Aubin
Pontiac Nov 15, 2021
According to Mike Dubeau, Director General of the Western Quebec School Board, Dr. Wilbert Keon school had it’s first confirmed case of COVID-19 on Nov. 6.
On Nov. 9, four more cases were added, then two more cases on Nov. 11, and 3 more cases were added over the weekend, for a total of 10 cases, all at the elementary school level, according to Dubeau.
“When we get a confirmed case, I get an email or a call from public health,” said Dubeau.
“That tells me what we need to do. So if the student was at school during the time that they were contagious, then there’s a letter that goes home to the class. If a student was there during this period, it lets them know that they were at moderate risk or light risk,” Dubeau told THE EQUITY.
He added that public health also sends out a letter home with any student that was in contact with a contagious student.
“So what’s been happening generally, throughout the school board, when that happens this year, they’re not isolating the class because kids are wearing masks,” said Dubeau.
 “If they’re in a kindergarten class, where kids aren’t wearing masks, they’ll more than likely isolate the whole class,” he added.
 CISSSO listed the following numbers on its website for RLS Pontiac (the local network of services) as of Nov. 15:
 Bristol: 6 (no increase)
 Bryson: 10 (no increase)
 Campbell’s Bay: 17 (no increase)
 Chichester: 8 (+8)
 Clarendon: 5 or less
 Fort-Coulonge: 48 (no increase)
 Île-du-Grand-Calumet: 8 (no increase)
 L’Îsles-aux-Allumettes:  8 (no increase)
 Litchfield: 5 or less (no increase)
 Mansfield and Pontefract: 100 (no increase)
 Otter Lake: 8 (no increase)
 Portage-du-Fort: 5 or less (no increase)
 Shawville: 36 (no increase)
 Sheenboro: 5 or less (no increase)
 Thorne: 5 or less (no increase)
 Waltham: 12 (+1)