COVID-19 outbreak declared in cohort at Blair Road Public School

In this file photo, grade one teacher Heidi Dimou arranges the desks in line with physical distancing policy in her class at the Willingdon Elementary School in Montreal, on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Health officials in Waterloo Region have declared a COVID-19 outbreak in a cohort at Blair Road Public School.

According to an update on the Cambridge school's website, there are two linked student cases in the same cohort.

No other staff or students need to isolate as a result of this outbreak.

The outbreak is only in one cohort, officials said. The school remains open.