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COVID-19 exposure reported at Caledonia Secondary School in Terrace

It is the fourth known exposure at a Terrace school
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A COVID-19 exposure at Caledonia Secondary School in Terrace took place between Dec. 1 and Dec. 2, according to a letter from Northern Health posted on the Coast Mountains School District 82 website. (Jake Wray/ Terrace Standard)

There has been a COVID-19 exposure at Caledonia Secondary School in Terrace, according to a letter from Northern Health posted on the Coast Mountains School District 82 website.

The exposure occurred between Dec. 1 and Dec. 2, according to the letter.

Northern Health does not release details about school exposures, such as the number of cases associated with the exposure.

This is the fourth known exposure at a school in Terrace. The first exposure took place between Nov. 23 and Nov. 26 at Centennial Christian School. The second exposure was at Suwilaawks Community School between Nov. 27 and Nov. 30. The third exposure happened between Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at Uplands Elementary School. There have been numerous school exposures elsewhere in the Northern Health Authority.

The Northern Health website outlines how the public health authority responds to school exposures. Public health officials perform contact tracing to determine who came into close contact with the infected person. Close contacts are then advised to self-isolate for 14 days.

Public health officials will directly contact parents of children who may be involved in a school exposure. Parents are not required to take any action unless directed by public health officials. Parents who are not contacted by public health officials should continue to send their children to school, the Northern Health website states.

— With files from Jake Wray


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