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One positive case of COVID-19 confirmed at Westminster Elementary School

Nov 19, 2020 | 7:27 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Lethbridge School Division has confirmed one positive case of COVID-19 at Westminster Elementary School.

Contact tracing is underway and close contacts will be notified via email and instructed to quarantine for at least 14 days.

If a parent/guardian is not contacted, then their child is not a close contact and can attend school as normal. The division could not say whether the positive case was a student or staff members.

The school’s custodial has been instructed to conduct enhance cleaning, with a focus on areas where the infected individual was present, along with high-touch areas and surfaces in the facility.

“Our thoughts remain with this individual that has tested positive, and their family. We wish them a safe and speedy recovery,” read a notice from the Lethbridge School Division.

The school schedule is proceeding as normal for today, November 19.

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