Cedar elementary school experienced a COVID-19 exposure events on Feb. 22 and 23. (File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

ANOTHER SCHOOL

Cedar elementary added to Island Health’s COVID-19 school exposure list

Feb 26, 2021 | 9:35 PM

NANAIMO — Another local school is on Island Health’s school exposure list.

Cedar elementary school experienced two COVID-19 exposure events on Feb. 22 and 23 according to a late-night tweet from SD68.

According to the district, Island Health has completed contact tracing and all affected people have received a notification from the health authority.

It’s the second straight day where a Nanaimo school was added to the exposure event list.

Dover Bay secondary, Uplands Park and McGirr elementary schools were added on Thursday, Feb. 25. Each had a single exposure event.

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Mountain View elementary, Aspengrove school and Ladysmith secondary are the other schools on the mid-Island who have had COVID-19 exposure events announced in the last week.

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