There has been a COVID-19 exposure reported at a local elementary school.
Northern Health is reporting a COVID-19 exposure at Heritage Elementary School on Sept. 27.
Health authorities will be closely monitoring transmission in school settings, informing those who may have been exposed, and actively contact tracing exposures in the school as a priority.
Northern Health posts notifications after contact tracing is complete for a case in a school setting, where an exposure letter has been circulated to one or more contacts within the school.
BCCDC also has added online resources for parents and students about safety measures in schools, attending school safely and what happens when there is a case of COVID-19 in schools during the 2021/22 school year.
Other school exposures in Northern Health include Nak’albun Elementary School in Fort St. James on Sept. 10, 13-17, and 20-24.
Silverthorne Elementary School in Houston on Sept. 20-21 and Bulkley Valley Christian School in Smithers on 14-17, 20-24, and 27-28.
