COVID-19 outbreak declared at Gilbert Paterson Middle School
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Alberta Health Services has confirmed an outbreak of COVID-19 at Gilbert Paterson Middle School in Lethbridge.
The Lethbridge School Division received a notice of cases from AHS on January 12.
An outbreak is declared by the government if there are two or more confirmed cases in a school setting (staff/child) within a 14-day period OR two or more confirmed cases (staff/child) that are epidemiologically linked. There are three confirmed infections at the school.
The division said that the Lethbridge school will remain open, based on the advice of Alberta Education.