Island Health has identified three new COVID-19 exposures in schools on central Vancouver Island.
The exposures all took place at schools in Comox, Chemainus and Nanaimo between Feb. 22-23, according to Island Health’s website. They occurred at:
- Aspen Park Elementary School
2250 Bolt Ave., Comox
Feb. 22 - Chemainus Elementary Community School
3172 Garner St., Chemainus
Feb. 22 and 23 - Cedar Elementary School
2215 Gould Rd., Nanaimo
Feb. 22 and 23
The COVID-19 exposures come a day after Island Health reported a trio of possible exposures in Nanaimo schools on Feb. 22: Dover Bay Secondary, Uplands Park Elementary and McGirr Elementary.
An exposure is recorded by the local health authority every time a person with a lab-confirmed COVID-19 infection attends school during their infectious period.
Island Health cautions parents that just because they’ve received an exposure notification, it doesn’t necessarily mean their child was exposed to the virus.
Close contacts of any known cases will be contacted directly by health officials and given further guidance.
There are currently 17 schools on the known exposure list. Schools are removed from the list 14 days after the exposure date if there are no new cases.
Jeff Lawrence
