The Sooke School District Tuesday says a member of Dunsmuir Middle School in Colwood has tested positive for COVID-19.
Dates of exposure are April 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14 and 15.
School District 62 says Island Health is completing contact tracing to identify any staff or students that need to self-isolate or self-monitor for symptoms.
COVID-19 Notification for Dunsmuir Middle School. Potential exposure dates are April 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 2021. Thank you to the school community for your cooperation. https://t.co/ZnEWZveBxy pic.twitter.com/WvRn0iBLBU
— School District #62 (@SD62_Sooke) April 21, 2021
In a notification to parents, Island health says “this letter does not mean you or your child has been exposed to COVID-19.”
The facility becomes the fifteenth school that is currently on Island Health’s Exposures in Schools list.
An exposure is defined by Island Health as a single person with a lab-confirmed COVID-19 infection who attended school during their infectious period.
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