Schools in four more public health units in southern Ontario will reopen for in-person learning on Monday.

The government says students will be able to return to physical classrooms in the Ottawa, Eastern Ontario, Southwestern, and Middlesex-London public health units.

Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the government made the decision based on recommendations from the province’s chief medical officer of health.

Schools in seven other public health units resumed in-person learning earlier this week.

Students in all other public health units in southern Ontario, including Hamilton, Halton and Niagara, continue to learn online.

The province has yet to announce when these students will return to class.

All students began their winter term online as part of a provincial lockdown and the government extended remote learning for many as Ontario continues to fight COVID-19.