VICTORIA -- A high school in Comox and elementary school in Victoria are notifying parents of recent COVID-19 exposures.
In Comox, a cluster of COVID-19 exposures have been reported at Highland Secondary. Over the past two weeks, potential exposures occurred from May 3 to May 7, and from May 10 to May 14.
Island Health defines a COVID-19 "cluster" as two or more cases being linked to a school within the past 14 days. This is less severe than an "outbreak," which is described as widespread transmission within a school community.
Meanwhile, the Greater Victoria School District says that a COVID-19 exposure occurred at Oaklands Elementary on May 10 and 11.
Only a single person has tested positive for the virus within the school, according to Island Health.
"If an individual may have been exposed, Island Health will contact them directly," said the school district in a social media post Tuesday. "Notification letters have been sent to the school community."
Anyone who is not contacted by Island Health can continue to attend school as usual.
There are currently three schools listed on Island Health's school exposure website. Each school remains on the list until 14 days after its most recent exposure.
