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By Justin Goulet

COVID outbreak declared within Lethbridge College’s Powerline Technician program

Nov 2, 2020 | 6:14 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Lethbridge College.

The outbreak is within the college’s Powerline Technician program, with the school saying as of Sunday, a total of seven cases have been identified within the cohort.

“There is minimal risk to the campus community as a whole,” assured the college in a release.

“This cohort has recently been in a college property that is not located on the main campus. Some members of the cohort were also in the Instructional Building on Oct. 26 but remained in their cohort, meaning no one else in the building have been identified as close contacts. None of the cohort have recently been in the main connected part of the college campus.”

Lethbridge College has contacted affected individuals and notes that if you have not been contacted directly by the college on behalf of Alberta Health Services (AHS), you are not considered exposed.

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The affected individuals are isolating at home, while the remainder of the cohort is quarantining in accordance with AHS guidelines.

“The college and AHS worked collaboratively and followed protocols aimed at preventing the spread of the virus and protecting the community. Lethbridge College learned of the first positive test on Thursday,” the school stated.

“The affected cohort was last on college property on Thursday. Because of the isolated nature of the property where the cohort spent most of its time, the college and AHS have been able to connect directly with anyone who may have come in contact with the affected individuals.”

In response to the outbreak, Lethbridge College is reviewing all trades and in-class programs to minimize spread of the virus. The college will then implement all identified improvements in protocols across all on-campus programs.

More details on Lethbridge College’s COVID-19 response can be found here.

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