KITCHENER -- Students in Waterloo Region returned to the classroom in early September.

According to public health guidance, a school will declare an outbreak if there are two or more cases of COVID-19 with an epidemiological link.

Still, Region of Waterloo Public Health officials have said they will get involved as soon as there's evidence of a single case.

The Waterloo Region District School Board and Waterloo Region Catholic School Board will inform the public about any student and staff cases within their schools.

Here is a map and timeline of all the local cases reported by the WRDSB and WCDSB so far in the 2021-2022 school year.

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Jan. 2: Sandhills Public School and Franklin Public School reported COVID-19 cases in staff members.

Dec. 29: Student cases were reported at Sir Adam Beck Public School, Franklin Public School, Howard Robertson Public School, Forest Glen Public School and Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School.

Dec. 28: Staff members at Silverheights Public School and Centennial Public School (Cambridge) tested positive for COVID-19.

Dec. 27: Students tested positive at Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute, Elmira District Secondary School, Southwood Secondary School, Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School, Jean Steckle Public School, Glencairn Public School, Westheights Public School, Bridgeport Public School, Chicopee Hills Public School, Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute, Jacob Hespeler Secondary School, Stewart Avenue Public School, Forest Heights Public School, Stewart Avenue Public School and Jean Steckle Public School. Staff cases were reported at Franklin Public School and Forest Hill Public School.

A student at St. Teresa of Calcutta CES tested positive.

Dec. 26: Student cases were reported at Williamsburg Public School, Sir Adam Beck Public School, Southridge Public School, Vista Hills Public School, Williamsburg Public School, Highland Public School, Westheights Public School, Jacob Hespeler Secondary School, St. Jacobs Public School, Waterloo Collegiate Institute and Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate & Vocational School. Staff tested positive for COVID-19 at W.T. Townshend Public School, Forest Heights Collegiate Institute, Education Centre and Winston Churchill Public School.

Students at St. Benedict CSS and St. David CSS tested positive for COVID-19.

Dec. 24: Student cases were reported at Centennial Park Public School, Jean Steckle Public School, Waterloo Collegiate Institute, Galt Collegiate Institute, Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate & Vocational School, Moffat Creek Public School, Sandhills Public School and Bluevale Public School. Staff cases were reported at Galt Collegiate Institute and Waterloo Collegiate Institute.

The WCDSB reported student cases at Msgr. Doyle CSS, St. Elizabeth CES, St. Mary’s H.S. and St. Benedict CSS.

Dec. 23: One student case was reported at Grand River Collegiate Institute, Hillcrest Public School, Brigadoon Public School and Vista Hills Public School. Three students at Chicopee Hills Public School tested positive, along with eight at Southwood Secondary School. Staff cases were reported at Stanley Park Public School and Bluevale Collegiate Public School.

Dec. 22: Students at Westheights Public School, Lincoln Heights Public School, Wellesley Public School, Trillium Public School, Sandhills Public School, Hillcrest Public School, MacGregor Public School, Country Hills Public School, Jean Steckle Public School, Centennial Public School and Breslau Public School have tested positive for COVID-19. A staff member at Elmira District Secondary School also tested positive.

The WCBSB listed student cases at St. Vincent De Paul CES, St. Benedict CSS, Msgr. Doyle CSS, St. Mary’s H.S., Canadian Martyrs CES, St. Joseph CES, John Sweeney CES and Resurrection CSS. Staff at St. Vincent De Paul CES, Msgr. Doyle CSS and St. Teresa of Calcutta CES also tested positive.

Dec. 21: Student cases were reported at Brigadoon Public School, Mary Johnstone Pubic School, Tait Street Public School, Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School and Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School.

Dec. 20: Student cases were reported at Conestogo Public School, Elmira District Secondary School, St. Andrew's Public School, Southwood Secondary School, Conestogo Public School, Trillium Public School, Jean Steckle Public School, Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate Institute and Tait Street Public School. There was also a staff case at Prueter Public School.

The WCDSB reported one student case at each of St. Augustine CES, St. Luke CES and St. Teresa Calcutta CES. St. Matthew CES had two student cases, and St. Mark CES reported three cases in students.

Dec. 19: Students at Breslau Public School, Chalmers Street Public School, Galt Collegiate Institute, Crestview Public School and Elgin Street Public School tested positive for COVID-19, along with a staff member at Galt Collegiate Institute.

Two student cases were reported at St. David CSS. Student cases were also reported at St. Mary’s H.S., John Sweeney CES, St. Brigid CES, St. Teresa E CES and Holy Spirit CES.

Dec. 18: Sandhills Public School, Southwood Secondary School, Wellesley Public School and Baden Public School reported student cases.

Three student cases were reported at St. Benedict CSS and Monsignor Doyle CSS. Mosignor Doyle CSS and St. David CSS each reported a staff case. One student at St. Paul CES tested positive.

Dec. 17: Student cases were reported at Tait Street Public School, J.F. Carmichael Public School, Groh Public School, Suddaby Public School, Jacob Hespeler Secondary School, Chicopee Hills Public School, Southwood Secondary School, Waterloo Collegiate Institute, Baden Public School and Southridge Public School. There were also staff cases listed at Bridgeport Public School and Eastwood Collegiate Institute.

The WCDSB reported a student case at Saint John Paul II CES, Resurrection CSS, John Sweeney CES and St. Mary’s H.S. There were also three student cases reported at St. Dominic CES.

Dec. 16: The WRDSB reported cases in students at Centennial Public School (Waterloo), Breslau Public School, Jacob Hespeler Secondary School, Floradale Public School, Southwood Secondary School, Groh Public School, Sandhills Public School and Linwood Public School.

The WCDSB reported student cases at St Luke CES, St Margaret CES, Saint John Paul II CES, St Augustine CES and St Peter CES, with three student cases at St. Mary's HS.

Dec. 15: Two students tested positive for COVID-19 at Preston High School, and one student case was reported at Jacob Hespeler Secondary School.

The WCDSB listed student cases at St. Benedict CSS and Monsignor Doyle CSS.

Dec. 14: The WRDSB has reported two student cases at Silverheights Public School, along with single student cases at Prueter Public School, A.R. Kaufman Public School, Brigadoon Public School, Breslau Public School and Hillcrest Public School. 

The WCDSB reported student cases at St Elizabeth CES, St. Ann, K CES, St John Paul CES, Monsignor Doyle CSS and St. Augustine CES. A staff member for WVDSB Program also tested positive.

Dec. 13: A student case was reported at Janet Metcalf Public School, JF Carmichael Public School, St. Andrew's Public School, Hillcrest Public School and Tait Street Public School.

The WCDSB reported two student cases at St. Augustine CES, along with one student case at each of St. Joseph CES, Saint John Paul LL and St. Paul CES.

Dec. 12: The WRDSB has student cases at reported at Jacob Hespeler Secondary School, Hespeler Public School, Groh Public School, and Silverheights Public School. There has been a staff case noted at Bluevale Collegiate Institute.

Dec. 11: WRDSB Students cases have been reported at Cedar Creek Public School, Woodland Park Public School, and St. Andrew’s Public School. 

Dec. 10: A student case was reported at Sir Adam Beck Public School.

A staff member at Sir Edgar Bauer CES tested positive.

Dec. 9: The WRDSB reported student cases at Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute, Galt Collegiate Institute and Breslau Public School.

The WCDSB reported student cases at St. Mary's HS, St. Augustine CES, Saint John Paul II CES, St. Teresa CES in Elmira and Our Lady of Fatima CES.

Dec. 8: A student at Breslau Public School tested positive for COVID-19.

The WCDSB reported student cases at Our Lady of Fatima CES and St. Paul CES.

Dec. 7: The WCDSB reported two student cases at St. Clement CES, one student case at St. Vincent de Paul CES, and a staff case at St. Louis Adult Learning.

The WRDSB reported a single student case at Williamsburg Public School, Cedar Creek Public School, and Lester B. Pearson Public School. 

Dec. 6: Southridge Public School will close due to spread of COVID-19.

An additional five students at Southridge Public school tested positive for COVID-19, and there is one reported student case at Wilson Avenue Public School. Both Forest Heights Collegiate Institute and Doon Public School each reported a staff member testing positive.

The WCDSB reported student cases at Saint John Paul II CES and St Clement CES, along with a staff case at Saint John Paul II CES.

Dec. 5: Westmount Public School, Elmira District Secondary School and Mary Johnston Public School each reported one student case, and there were two student cases at Clemens Mill Public School.

A student at Saint John Paul II CES tested positive.

Dec. 4: Two student cases were reported at Elizabeth Ziegler Public School, along with one student case at Laurentian Public School, Baden Public School and Sir Adam Beck Public School.

The WCDSB reported a student csae at St Dominic Savio CES and a staff case at Our Lady of Grace CES.

Dec. 3: Student cases were reported at Forest Glen Public School, Breslau Public School, Sir Adam Beck Public School, Glencairn Public School and Southridge Public School.

The WCDSB reported cases in students at St. Vincent de Paul CES and St. Louis Adult Learning.

Dec. 2: The WRDSB reported a student case and a staff case Lester B. Pearson Public school. There are also single student cases listed at Pioneer Park Public School, Southridge Public School, Janet Metcalfe Public School and Westmount Public School, and a staff case at Courtland Avenue Public School.

A student case was reported at St. Louis Adult Learning, and two students at St. Vincent de Paul CES tested positive.

Dec. 1: The WCDSB reported a student case at St. Vincent de Paul CES

WRDSB reported a student case at Southridge Public School, Sir Adam Beck Public School, Westmount Public School.Two students at Forest Glen Public School tested positive for COVID-19.

Nov. 30: Health officials reported a COVID-19 case in a student at Mackenzie King Public School, Forest Glen Public School, Pioneer Park Public School and Cedar Creek Public School, along with a staff member at Silverheights Public School.

The WCDSB reported a staff case at Saint John Paul II and a student case at St. Vincent de Paul CES.

Nov. 29: There were cases reported at N.A. MacEachern Public School and Mackenzie King Public School.

Nov. 28: Southridge Public School reported five student cases. There was also a student case listed at Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School and Cedar Creek Public School.

The WCDSB reported two students at St. Vincent de Paul CES and one at St. Mary’s High School have tested positive for COVID-19.

Nov. 27: The WRDSB reported a student case at Waterloo Collegiate Institute, Mary Johnstone Public School and Alpine Public School, along with two student cases at Sandowne Public School.

Nov. 26: Students at Glenview Park Secondary School, Empire Public School, Bridgeport Public School and Mary Johnston Public School tested positive for COVID-19, along with a staff member at Southridge Public School.

The WCDSB reported cases at Blessed Sacrament CES.

Nov. 25: A student at Forest Heights Collegiate Institute and Cedar Creek Public School tested positive for COVID-19, along with two students at Groh Public School.

The WCDSB reported one student at Canadian Martyr CES and Christ the King CES had tested positive, along with three students at Blessed Sacrament CES.

Nov. 24:  Public health officials announced Blessed Sacrament CES would close for at least 10 days to deal with COVID-19 cases at the school.

Student cases were reported at Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate & Vocational School and Stanley Park Public School.

Nov. 23: A student at J.F. Carmichael Public School tested positive for COVID-19.

The WCDSB reported a student case at St. Don Bosco, two student cases at Blessed Sacrament CES and a staff member at St. Aloysius CES.

Nov. 22: Student cases were reported at Laurelwood Public School and Sandhills Public School.

Nov. 21: The WRDSB reported student cars at Laurentian Public School, Elmira District Secondary School, MacGregor Public School and Stewart Avenue Public School. A staff member at Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate & Vocational School tested positive.

There was also a student case reported at Blessed Sacrament CES.

Nov. 20: There were three student cases reported at Country Hills Public School.

The WCDSB reported a student case at St. Paul ES and a staff case at St. Louis Adult Ed.

Nov. 19: Two students at J.F. Carmichael Public School tested positive for COVID-19.

The WCDSB reported a student case at Blessed Sacrament CES.

Nov. 18: A student tested positive for COVID-19 at Floradale Public School, Preston Public School, Glenview Park Secondary School and N.A. MacEachern Public School tested positive for COVID-19.

Two students at Blessed Sacrament tested positive for COVID-19.

Nov. 17: The WRDSB reported a student case at Bluevale Collegiate Institute, Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate Institute & Vocational School, Preston Public School and Empire Public School.

The WCSB reported two student cases at Blessed Sacrament CES, one student case at Christ the King CES and a staff case at Resurrection CSS.

Nov. 16: The WRDSB reported student cases at Abraham Erb Public School, Cedarbrae Public School, Laurentian Public School, Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School, Laurelwood Public School and Suddaby Public School.

Nov. 15: A student at Millen Woods Public School, Bridgeport Public School and WRDSB Program tested positive for COVID-19.

A student at Blessed Sacrament tested positive for COVID-19.

Nov. 14: There were student cases reported at Alternative Education Waterloo, Blair Road Public School, Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School and WT Townshend Public School, along with a staff case at WRDSB Sites.

The WCDSB reported a student case at Blessed Sacrament.

Nov. 13: Two students at Laurelwood Public School tested positive for the disease.

Nov. 12: Laurelwood Public School and Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School both reported student cases.

Nov. 11: A student at Cedarbrae Public School and Floradale Public School tested positive for COVID-19, along with two students at Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School. Cases were also reported in staff members at Elmira District Secondary School and Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region.

A case was also reported in a student at St. Nicholas CES.

Nov. 10: Students at St. Andrew's Public School and Preston Public School have tested positive for COVID-19.

Nov. 9: A student at Glenview Park Secondary School and a staff member at Southridge Public School have tested positive for COVID-19.

The Catholic school board also confirmed a student case at St. Luke CES.

Nov. 8: A student at Alpine Public School and staff members at Franklin Public School, Preston Public School and Chalmers Street Public School tested positive for the disease.

A student at St. Luke CES also has COVID-19.

Nov. 7: One student at Southwood Secondary School, Blair Road Public School, Southridge Public School, Conestogo Public School, St. Mary's High School, St. Brigid CES, St. Anne CES in Cambridge, and two students at Grand River Collegiate Institute all tested positive for COVID-19.

A student and a staff member at Glenview Park Secondary School have also tested positive for COVID-19.

Nov. 6: A student at St. Teresa CES in Kitchener and a staff member at St. John Paul II CES tested positive for COVID-19.

Nov. 5: A student at Glenview Park Secondary School and Clemens Mill Public School tested positive for COVID-19.

Nov. 4: A student at W.T. Townshend Public School tested positive for COVID-19.

Nov. 3: A student at Monsignor Doyle CSS tested positive for COVID-19.

Nov. 2: A student at Waterloo Collegiate Institute and Rockway Public School tested positive for COVID-19, along with four students at Cedar Creek Public School. An outbreak was declared in a cohort at Cedar Creek Public School.

Nov. 1: Students at Preston High School, Southwood Secondary School and St. Andrew's Public School tested positive for COVID-19, along with a staff member at Huron Heights Secondary School.

The WCDSB reported student cases at St. Mark CES and Monsignor Doyle CSS.

Oct. 31: There was a student case reported at Smithson Public School and a staff case at Stewart Avenue Public School.

Oct. 30: A student tested positive at Eastwood Collegiate Institute, and a staff case was reported at Southridge Public School.

Oct. 29: A student at Tait Street Public School tested positive for COVID-19.

Oct. 28: Three students tested positive at St. Paul CES.

Oct. 27: A staff member at Galt Collegiate Institute tested positive for COVID-19.

Student cases were also reported at St. John CES and St. Benedict CSS, and two students tested positive at Resurrection CSS.

Oct. 26: A student at Grand River Collegiate Institute and Galt Collegiate Institute tested positive for COVID-19.

There were also two student cases reported at St. Benedict CSS.

Oct. 25: The WRDSB said two students at Silverheights Public School had tested positive, along with a student at Manchester Public School and Prueter Public School.

Oct. 24: The WRDSB reported student cases at Galt Collegiate Institute, Hespeler Public School, Conestogo Public School, Breslau Public School, Southridge Public School and Millen Woods Public School.

Oct. 23. There were student cases reported at Silverheights Public School, Galt Collegiate Institute and Breslau Public School.

The WCDSB reported two student cases at St. Brigiid CES.

Oct. 21: The WRDSB reported student cases at Doon Public School and Breslau Public School.

Oct. 20: Students at Mary Johnston Public School, Moffat Creek Public School and Conestogo Public School tested positive for COVID-19.

Oct. 19: The WRDSB reported a student case at Breslau Public School.

Oct. 18: A staff member at Jacob Hespeler Secondary School tested positive for COVID-19.

Oct. 17: Student cases were reported at N A MacEachern Public School, Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School and Silverheights Public School.

Oct. 15: A student at Queensmount Public School and Grand River Collegiate Institute tested positive for COVID-19.

Oct. 14: Bridgeport Public School reported a COVID-19 case in a staff member.

Oct. 13: A COVID-19 outbreak was declared at Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School in Waterloo. Two student cases have been identified within the same cohort.

Oct. 12: A COVID-19 case was confirmed in a student at Grand River Collegiate Institute.

Oct. 11: A staff COVID-19 case was logged at Forest Hill Public School and a student case was identified at Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute.

Oct. 10: Waterloo Collegiate Institute and Parkway Public School each reported one student COVID-19 case.

Oct. 9: A student COVID-19 case was identified at Hespeler Public School.

Oct. 8: Southridge Public School reported on student COVID-19 case. Two cases were reported at NA MacEachern Public School, one in a student and one in a staff member.

Oct. 7: A student at Riverside Public School, Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School, Eastwood Collegiate Institute and Grand River Collegiate Institute tested positive for COVID-19. There were also two student classes reported at Wellesley Public School and three cases in students at Parkway Public School.

Oct. 6: A student tested positive for COVID-19 at Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School, Queensmount Public School, Forest Heights Collegiate Institute and Forest Hill Public School.

A student also tested positive at Canadian Martyrs CES.

Oct. 5: The WRDSB reported a student case at Waterloo Collegiate Institute and Southridge Public School.

The WCDSB said a student at St. Mary's High School had tested positive.

Oct. 4: A student at J F Carmichael Public School and Northlake Woods Public School tested positive for COVID-19, along with two students at Hespeler Public School.

Oct. 3: One student tested positive at Forest Heights Collegiate Institute, and two students tested positive at J F Carmichael Public School.

A student at Christ the King CES and a staff member at St. Mary’s H.S. tested positive.

Oct. 2: A student at Alpine Public School tested positive for COVID-19.

Oct. 1: A student at Glencairn Public School has tested positive, according to the WRDSB.

Two students at St. Aloysius CES tested positive for COVID-19.

Sept. 30: Students at Waterloo Collegiate Institute and Glenview Park Secondary School tested positive for COVID-19.

The WCDSB reported a case in a student at St. Gabriel CES.

Sept. 29: A student at Alpine Public School and Glencairn Public School tested positive for the disease, along with three students at J F Carmichael Public School.

Sept. 28: A student at Silverheights Public School tested positive for COVID-19.

There were two student cases reported at John Sweeney CES and one case in a student at Our Lady of Fatima CES.

Sept. 27: The WRDSB reported student cases at Glencairn Public School, King Edward Public School and Lackner Woods Public School.

The WCDSB reported student cases at Monsignor Doyle CSS and St. Teresa of Calcutta CES.

Sept. 26: There were student cases reported at Stewart Avenue Public School and Glencairn Public School.

Sept. 25: Two students at Glencairn Public School tested positive for COVID-19.

The WCDSB reported student cases at St. Gabriel CES and St. Mary's High School.

Sept. 24: The WRDSB said students at Tait Street Public School, Silverheights Public School and Glencairn Public School had tested positive for the disease.

Sept. 23: The WRDSB reported a student case at Tait Street Public School, Jean Steckle Public School, Riverside Public School, Glenview Park Secondary School, Westvale Public School and Stewart Avenue Public School, along with a staff case at Janet Metcalfe Public School.

The WCDSB reported a student case at Saint John Paul II CES.

Sept. 22: An outbreak was declared at Westvale Public School after two students in the same cohort tested positive.

Sept. 21: The WRDSB reported a student tested positive for COVID-19 at Forest Heights Collegiate Institute, Westvale Public School, Margaret Avenue Public School and Queensmount Public School. Three students have tested positive at Glencairn Public School.

A student tested positive at Our Lady of Grace CES.

Sept. 20: There was a staff case reported at Avenue Road Public School and Queen Elizabeth Public School, a student tested positive at Forest Heights Collegiate Institute and Preston High School.

The WCDSB reported a student case at St. Boniface CES.

Sept. 19: The WRDSB reported student cases at Tait Street Public School, Riverside Public School and Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School, and staff cases at Stanley Park Public School and Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate Institute.

Sept. 18: WRDSB reported one student case at Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School and one staff case at Coronation Public School.

A student at Our Lady of Grace CES and another at St. Brigid both tested positive for COVID-19.

Sept. 17: A student at Forest Hill Public School and one at Westvale Public School both tested positive for COVID-19.

The WCDSB reported one student case at St. Brigid CES.

Sept. 16: A case was reported in a staff member at Forest Heights Collegiate Institute.

The Catholic school board reported student cases at St. Elizabeth CES and Monsignor Doyle CSS.

Sept. 15: A student at Breslau Public School tested positive for COVID-19.

The WCDSB reported a student had tested positive at St. John CES and Resurrection CSS, and two student cases at Sir Edgar Bauer CES.

Sept. 14: A student at Stanley Park Public School and a staff member at Conestogo Public School tested positive for COVID-19.

The WCDSB reported cases in a staff member at St. Dominic Savio CES and a student at St. Benedict CSS.

Sept. 13: A student at Lackner Woods Public School and Forest Hill Public School tested positive.

Sept. 12: The WRDSB reported student cases at Glenview Park Secondary School and Sheppard Public School.

The WCDSB said a student at St. Gabriel CES had tested positive for COVID-19.

Sept. 11: A case was identified in a staff member at St. Mary's HS and a student at Holy Rosary CES.

Sept. 10: One student tested positive at Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School and Forest Heights Collegiate Institute.

The WCDSB also reported a student case at St. Benedict CSS.

Sept. 9: A staff member at Hespeler Public School tested positive for COVID-19.

The WCDSB reported a student case at Holy Rosary CES.

Sept. 7: The WCDSB reported a case in a student at St. Brigid CES.