COVID-19. (Courtesy CDC)
COVID-19 case confirmed at Kelowna Secondary School
The infected person isolates himself at home with the help of local health teams
Interior Health has confirmed that a member of the Kelowna Secondary School (KSS) community has tested positive for COVID-19.
The person is now self-isolating at home with the assistance of local health teams. Interior Health directly tracks anyone who may be exposed to a confirmed case through contact tracing.
“The safety and well-being of students, families and staff remain our top priorities,” said Kevin Kardaal, superintendent of schools at Central Okanagan Public Schools.
“Central Okanagan Public Schools will continue to implement strict health and safety protocols and procedures in place so that students and staff can continue to attend school as safely as possible.”
Central Okanagan Public Schools are currently working with Interior Health to determine if additional action is required and to support ongoing communication with the KSS community.
This comes after Interior Health reported 18 new COVID-19 cases for the area since Monday. This brings the total number of internal health cases since the pandemic started to 1,106.
There are currently 193 cases active and isolated.
Two people are in the hospital, another in intensive care.
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Daniel Taylor
Reporter, Kelowna Capital News
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