ST. PAUL - "Two or more cases" of COVID-19 have been confirmed at Racette Junior High School in St. Paul, and the medical officer of health has requested Alberta Health Services (AHS) Public Health initiate an investigation, according to a letter dated Feb. 16, from AHS.
Over the weekend, the school division confirmed two cases at the junior high school. The school serves students from Grades 6 to 9.
"This investigation will determine who may have been exposed at your school to cases of COVID-19 during their infectious period," reads the letter from AHS.
According to a letter from Feb. 14, the school division confirmed it had been notified that two students at the school have tested positive for COVID-19. The school division also confirmed that the individuals were isolating at home.
The school division also noted that individuals who were in close contact with the positive cases had already been notified. If parents did not hear from the school division, then their children were not part of an impacted cohort and no isolation is required.
"At this time, we do not believe that either case is related to an in-school transmission," reads the letter, which is signed by St. Paul Education superintendent Glen Brodziak.
Parents with questions can contact the school division.
