As the incubation period for COVID-19 can be up to 14 days, cases in schools are still being reported, even though schools have closed for winter vacations.

Four regional health authorities had a total of 39 schools, and one school bus route, with new exposure dates.

At today's B.C. COVID-19 update, B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry presented a modelling update and also provided data about cases in schools for recent months. She said that although cases have been appearing in schools as exposure events, transmission has been low within schools and most cases are contracted from sources outside schools. (For full details, see this article.)

Island Health didn’t have any schools with new exposure dates.

Northern Health had two schools in Fort St. John with new exposure dates:

• Alwin Holland Elementary (10615 96th Street) had exposures from December 14 to 17;
• North Peace Secondary School (9304 86th Street)—which previously had exposures on November 10, 12, 13, 16, and 19; and on November 20—added December 14 to 17.

Interior Health

Interior Health had five schools with new exposure dates.

Two schools in Kelowna had new dates:

• Rutland Senior Secondary (705 Rutland Road North) in Rutland—which had previous exposure events from November 16 to 19; from November 23 to 25 and 27; from December 1 to 4; on December 7; from December 9 to 10; and on December 11—added December 14 to 15;
• Kelowna Secondary School (1079 Raymer Avenue)—which previously had an exposure event from October 19 to 21; a second case on October 21; a third event from October 28 to 30; four new cases from October 2 to 4; another event from October 5 to 6; added November 9, 10, 12, and 18; added November 19 to 20; from November 30 and December 2 to 3; on December 7; and on December 11—added 14 to 18.

In Penticton, Penticton Secondary (158 Eckhardt Avenue East), which previously had exposures from November 26 to 27, added December 16 to 18.

In Revelstoke, Revelstoke Secondary School (301 Tenth Street East) had exposures from December 15 to 16.

Vancouver Coastal Health

Vancouver Coastal Health had three schools with new dates.

In Richmond, Henry Anderson Elementary School (9460 Alberta Road) had an exposure on December 15.

In Vancouver, Sir Sandford Fleming Elementary (6363 Lanark Street)—which had previous exposures from December 7 to 8; on December 9; and on December 11—added December 15 to 16.

In West Vancouver, Ridgeview Elementary School (1250 Mathers Avenue)—with previous exposures on October 2, 5, and 9—added December 16 to 17.

Fraser Health

Fraser Health had 29 schools with new exposure dates.

Three schools in Abbotsford added new dates:

• Abbotsford Traditional Secondary School (2272 Windsor Street)—which previously had exposures from November 18 to 20; from December 8 to 11; and on December 15—added December 14;
• Rick Hansen Secondary (31150 Blueridge Drive)—which previously had exposures on October 6, 7, and 13; from October 14 to 16; on November 2; from November 3 and 4; from November 9 to 10; on November 17 and 23; on November 26; from December 3 to 4; and on December 8—added December 11, 15, 16, and 18;
• Robert Bateman Secondary (35045 Exbury Avenue), which previously had an exposure on December 9, added December 14 and 15.

Burnaby had six schools with new dates:

• Cameron Elementary (9540 Erickson Drive), which previously had an exposure event from October 13 to 15, added December 18;
• École Cascade Heights Elementary (4343 Smith Avenue), which previously had an exposure on December 11, added December 11;
• École Cariboo Hill Secondary (8580 16th Avenue), which had previous exposures from December 2 to 3, added December 11 and 14;
• Edmonds Community Elementary (7651 18th Avenue)—which previously had exposures on November 26, 27, and 30; on December 7; on December 10 and 11; from December 12 to 14; and on December 15—added December 17 to 18;
• Glenwood Elementary (5787 Marine Drive), which had previous exposures from October 27 to 28, added December 18;
• Windsor Elementary (6166 Imperial Street), which had an exposure on December 11, added December 15 to 18.

Chilliwack had two schools that added new dates:

• Chilliwack Secondary (46363 Yale Road)—which previously had exposure events from September 22 to 24; from October 26 to 29; from November 3 to 5; from November 12 to 13; on November 17; from November 23 to 26; from November 30 to December 2; on December 3; from December 2 to 4 and 11; from December 14 to 16; and on December 17—added December 9 to 10;
• John Calvin Christian School (4268 Stewart Road), which had previous exposures from December 9 to 11 and 14, added December 8 and 15.

Coquitlam had three schools that listed new exposures:

• Miller Park Elementary (800 Egmont Avenue)—which previously had exposure events from September 30 to October 2; and on December 7—added December 9 to 11;
• Summit Middle School (1450 Parkway Boulevard)—which had previous exposures from October 13 to 14; from November 16 to 17; on November 20; from November 18 to 19; and on December 16—added December 17 to 18;
• Walton Elementary (2960 Walton Avenue), which had previous exposures from December 1 to 3, added December 16 to 18.

Delta had three schools with new dates:

• Chalmers Elementary (11315 75th Avenue)—which had previous exposures on November 12, 13, and 16; from November 17 to 20; from November 23 to 24; and from November 25 to 27—added December 18;
• Delview Secondary (9111 116th Street)—which previously had an exposure on October 29; from November 6 to 16; from November 23 to 25; from November 26 to 27; on December 3; and from December 7 to 10—added December 16 to 18;
• North Delta Secondary (11447 82nd Avenue)—which previously had an exposure event from November 12 to 13; from November 19 to 20; on November 23 and 27; November 25 to 26; and from November 30 to December 4—added December 14 to 18.

Langley had two schools with new dates:

• Langley Fundamental Middle and Secondary School (21250 42nd Avenue)—which had previous exposures on November 23; and from December 11 and 16—added December 17;
• Langley Secondary School (21405 56th Avenue), which had previous exposures from October 13 to 15, added December 16 to 18.

In Mission, Hillside Traditional Academy (33621 Best Avenue) had an exposure on December 16.

In Pitt Meadows, Pitt Meadows Secondary (19438 116b Avenue)—which previously had exposures from October 15 to 16 and 19 to 21; and on December 3—added December 15 and 16.

In Port Moody, Heritage Woods Secondary School (1300 David Avenue)—which previously had an exposure on October 15; December 4; and December 10 to 11—added December 17 to 18.

Surrey had seven schools and one school bus route with new exposures:

• Cloverdale Traditional (17857 56 Avenue)—which had previous exposures from November 12 to 13; from December 7 to 9; and from December 14 to 16—added December 10;
• Frank Hurt Secondary (13940 77th Avenue) in Surrey—which previously had exposures from October 1 to 2; from October 5 to 9; from October 13 to 16; on October 19, 21, 22, and 30; from November 2 to 3; on November 4, 5, 10, and 12; from November 16 to 17; and on November 19; from November 23 to 24; from November 25 to 27; and on December 7—added December 14 to 18;
• Guildford Park Secondary (10707 146th Street) in North Surrey—which previously had exposures on November 5; from November 30 to December 1; from December 2 to 4; and from December 7 to 9; and from December 10 to 11 and 14 to 15—added December 16;
• North Surrey Secondary (15945 96 Avenue)—which previously had incidents on September 14; from September 24 to 25; on November 2; from December 1 to 2; and from December 9 to 11 and 16—added December 17 as an exposure date;
• South Meridian Elementary (16244 13 Avenue), which had a previous exposure on November 20, added December 1;
• École Gabrielle-Roy Elementary (6887 132 Street), which previously had an exposure incident on October 5, added December 16 to 18;
• Southridge School (2656 160th Street)—which previously had exposure events from September 28 to October 1 and on October 2; from November 16 to 17; from December 7 and 8; and on December 14—added December 17 to 18;
• School bus No. 87 on December 16 and 17.

For the B.C. COVID-19 update for December 23, see this article.