Schools may be closed for winter holidays but COVID-19 cases that have been present at schools in recent weeks are still being reported.

Over the past three time periods since the last B.C. COVID-19 update on December 18, four regional health authorities had 86 schools with new exposure dates.

Again, Island Health didn’t have any schools with new exposures.

At today’s provincial briefing, Dr. Bonnie Henry had said that although case numbers are levelling off, public health remains concerned about transmission levels occurring in Interior Health and Northern Health, which are high for their populations.

The number of cases appearing in schools in these health regions reflect that ongoing transmission.

Meanwhile, Fraser Health had the most schools with new exposure dates, and Surrey had one of its highest numbers of schools with new exposures.

(For today’s B.C. COVID-19 update, see this article.)

Northern Health

Northern Health had seven schools with new exposure dates.

Prince George had five schools with new dates:

• Pinewood Elementary (4140 Campbell Avenue) had exposures from December 14 to 15;
• Heather Park Elementary School (7151 Heather Park Road)—which previously had exposure events from December 1 to 2; from December 3 to 4 and 7 to 8—added December 11;
• Southridge Elementary (7300 Southridge Avenue) had an exposure on December 10;
• St. Mary’s Catholic School (1088 Gillett Street)—which previously had exposures from December 1 to 2; from December 3 to 4; and from December 7 to 10—had an overlapping exposure from December 8 to 11;
• Westwood Elementary (2633 Vanier Drive), which previous had an exposure on December 8, added December 9.

In Terrace, two schools added new dates:

• Caledonia Secondary School (3605 Munroe Street)—which previously had two overlapping exposures from December 1 to 2; an exposure on November 30; and from November 30 to December 4—added December 10 to 11;
• Mountain View Christian Academy (3306 Griffith Street), which previously had exposures from December 7 to 8, had overlapping exposures from December 8 to 10.

Interior Health

There were nine schools in Interior Health that had new exposure dates.

In Enderby, A.L. Fortune Secondary School (500 Bass Avenue) had exposures from December 13 to 14.

In Osoyoos, Osoyoos Secondary School (5800 115th Street) had exposures from Dec. 9 to 11 and 13 to 16.

Kelowna had seven schools with new exposures:

• A.S. Matheson Elementary (2090 Gordon Drive), which previously had exposures from November 25 to 27, added December 8;
• 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; and from December 9 to 10—added December 11;
• 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; and on December 7—added December 11;
• École KLO Middle School (3130 Gordon Drive)—which had previous exposures on October 30 and November 2, from November 3 to 6, and on November 8; from November 9 to 10; from November 17 to 19; and on November 27—added December 8 to 11;
• École Dr. Knox Middle School (121 Drysdale Boulevard)—which had previous exposures on November 2 and 6; on November 8; and on December 3—added December 9 to 11;
• Mount Boucherie Secondary School (2751 Cameron Road) in West Kelowna—which had exposure events from November 9 to 10; and from December 2 to 4—added December 18;
• Immaculata Regional High School (1493 KLO Road)—which had previous exposure dates on November 4, 6, and 9; from November 16 to 19; on December 1, 2,  and 4, and from 7 to 9; and from December 10 to 11—added December 14 to 16.

Vancouver Coastal Health

Vancouver Coastal Health had 11 schools with new exposure dates.

Richmond had two schools with new dates:

• Steveston-London Secondary School (6600 Williams Road)—which previously had an exposure event from November 2 to 6; on November 13; and from November 24 to 26—added December 17 to 18;
• McKay Elementary School (7360 Lombard Road), which had previous exposures from December 10 to 11 and 14, added December 16 to 18.

Vancouver had seven schools with new exposures:

• Killarney Secondary School (6454 Killarney Street)—which had previous exposures from October 26 to November 1; and from November 2 to 4 and 12 to 13—added December 15 to 17;
• L'École Bilingue Elementary School (1166 West 14th Avenue), which previously had exposures from November 19 to 20, added December 14 to 17;
• Sir James Douglas Elementary School (2150 Brigadoon Avenue), which previously had an exposure on October 20, added December 8 to 10;
• Kitsilano Secondary (2706 Trafalgar Street)—which previously had exposures from November 16 to 17; and from November 23 to 25—added December 10 to 11 and 14 to 16;
• Quilchena Elementary School (5300 Maple Street) had exposures from December 14 to 15;
• Shaughnessy Elementary School (4250 Marguerite Street) had exposures on December 11 and 14 to 16; 
• Saint Patrick Regional Secondary School (115 East 11th Avenue) had an exposure event from December 10 to 11.

In North Vancouver, École Argyle Secondary School (1131 Frederick Road) had exposures from December 14 to 16.

In West Vancouver, Irwin Park Elementary School (2455 Haywood Avenue)—which had previous exposures from November 9 to 10; and from November 26 to 27—added December 10 to 11.

Fraser Health

Once again, Fraser Health had the most schools with new exposure dates—a total of 59 schools.

Abbotsford had three schools with new dates:

• Blue Jay Elementary (30995 Southern Drive)—which previously had an exposure event from October 7 to 9; and from December 2 to 3—added December 14 to 15;
• Yale Secondary (34620 Old Yale Road)—which previously had an exposure from November 30 to December 1; and from December 8 to 9—added December 15 to 16;
• Mennonite Educational Institute (4081 Clearbrook Road)—which had previous exposures on October 13, 14, 16, and 30; from November 4 to 6 and 9 to 10; from November 18 to 20; and from December 2 to 4—added December 7 to 9 and 14 to 17.

Burnaby had 10 schools with new exposures:

• Burnaby Central Secondary School (6011 Deer Lake Parkway)—which had previous exposures from October 13 to 16; from October 20 to 22; and from November 9 to 10—added December 14;
• Burnaby Mountain Secondary (8800 Eastlake Drive) had exposures from  December 7 to 11;
• Burnaby North Secondary (751 Hammarskjold Drive)—which previously had exposures on from October 8 to 9; from October 14 to 15; from October 28 to 30; from November 2 to 3; from November 9 to 10 and 12 to 13; from November 25 to 26; from December 3 to 4; and from December 7 to 8—added December 14 to 15;
• École Cascade Heights Elementary (4343 Smith Avenue) had an exposure on December 11;
• Edmonds Community Elementary (7651 18th Avenue)—which previously had exposures on November 26, 27, and 30; on December 7; December 10 and 11; and from December 12 to 14—added December 15;
• South Slope Elementary (4446 Watling Street) had an exposure on December 10;
• Suncrest Elementary (3883 Rumble Street), which previously had an exposure on December 3, added December 14;
• Taylor Park Elementary (7590 Mission Avenue) had exposures on December 11 and from 14 to 15;
• Windsor Elementary (6166 Imperial Street) had an exposure on December 11;
• Holy Cross Elementary School (1450 Delta Avenue) had exposures from December 14 to 16.

Chilliwack had five schools with new exposures:

• 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; and from December 2 to 4 and 11—added December 14 to 16;
• East Chilliwack Secondary (49190 Chilliwack Central Road), which had previous exposures from November 30 to December 2, added December 17 to 18;
• Sardis Elementary (45775 Manuel Road)—which previously had an exposure on November 20; from 24 to 25; from November 30 to December 2; and from December 8 to 9—added 7, 10 and 14 to 16;
• Sardis Secondary (45460 Stevenson Road)—which previously had exposures from October 26 to 30; from November 23 to 25; on November 30; from December 1 to 2; and on December 8 and 11—added December 9 to 10 as exposure dates;
• 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:

• École Citadel Middle (1265 Citadel Drive) had exposures from December 7 to 11 and 14 to 15;
• Pinetree Secondary (3000 Pinewood Avenue)—which had previous exposures from October 15 to 16 and 19 to 20; on October 26, 28, and 29; on November 19; and on December 1—added December 8 to 10 as additional dates;
• Unity Christian (50950 Hack Brown Road)—which had previous exposures on October 20 to 22; from October 26 to 29; on November 20; on December 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9—added December 10, 11, 14, and 15.

In Port Coquitlam, British Columbia Christian Academy (1019 Fernwood Avenue), which had previous exposures from December 8 to 10, added December 11.

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

In Delta, two schools had new dates:

• Brooke Elementary (8718 Delwood Drive)—which previously had exposures on November 13 and 16; and from November 18 to 19—added December 14 to 17;
• Seaquam Secondary (11584 Lyon Road)—which had previous exposures on November 2; from November 12 to 13 and 16; on November 20 and 23; from November 24 to 27; and on December 7—added December 9 to 11.

In Langley, four schools had new dates:

• Aldergrove Community Secondary School (26850 29th Avenue)—which previously had exposures on November 13 and 16; from November 30 to December 1; and on December 7 and 12—added December 14 to 16;
• Alice Brown Elementary (20011 44th Avenue) had an exposure on December 14;
• Dorothy Peacock Elementary (20292 91a Avenue), which previously had an exposure on October 9, added December 14 to 16;
• Langley Fundamental Middle and Secondary School (21250 42nd Avenue), which had a previous exposure on November 23, added December 11 and 16.

In New Westminster, Purpose Independent Secondary (40 Begbie Street) had exposures on December 7, 10, and 14 to 16.

In Pitt Meadows, Davie Jones Elementary (12030 Blakely Road) had exposures on December 11 and 14.

Surrey had 28 schools with new exposures:

• Adams Road Elementary (18228 68th Avenue)—which had previous exposures from November 19 to 20; and on December 1—added December 14 to 16;
• Bridgeview Elementary (12834 115a Avenue) had an exposure event from December 14 to 16;
• Earl Marriott Secondary (15751 16th Avenue)—which previously had exposures on September 17, 18, 21, and 23; from November 2 to 4; from November 3 to 5; and on December 7, 10, and 11—added December 14 to 17 as new exposures;
• Goldstone Park Elementary (6287 146th Street)—which previously had exposures on November 19, 20, and 23; and from December 7 to 9—added December 11 and 15 to 17;
• 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—added December 10 to 11 and 14 to 15;
• Jessie Lee Elementary (2064 154th Street) had exposures from December 16 to 17;
• Johnston Heights Secondary (15350 99 Avenue)—which previously had exposure event from September 8 to 11; on October 19; from November 9 to 12; on November 13; from November 16 to 20; from November 23 to 25; and December 3 to 4 and 7 to 10—added December 11;
• École K.B. Woodward (13130 106 Avenue)—which had previous exposure incidents on September 18 and 21 to 23; on November 30; and on December 12—added December 14 to 15;
• Kwantlen Park Secondary (10441 132nd Street)—which had previous exposures from October 13 to 14; from October 21 to 22; from November 2 to 3; from November 23 to 24; from November 25 to 27; and from December 2 to 4—added December 7 to 11 and 14 to 15 as exposure dates;
• L.A. Matheson Secondary (9484 122nd Street)—which had previous exposures on September 16 and October 9; from November 2 to 3; on November 9, 12, and 16 to 20; from November 25 to 27; on November 30; from December 1 to 4; and from December 9 to 10—added December 14;
• Lena Shaw Elementary School (14250 100a Avenue)—which previously had exposures from October 5 to 9; from October 28 to 30; from November 17 to 19; and from December 10 to 11—added December 14 to 16;
• M.B. Sanford Elementary (7318 143rd Street)—which previously had exposures from November 4 to 6; and from November 23 to 25—added December 11;
• Martha Jane Norris Elementary (12928 66A Avenue)—which previously had an exposure event from October 13 to 16; and from November 23 to 25—added December 14 to 15;
• North Surrey Secondary (15945 96 Avenue)—which previously had incidents on September 14; from September 24 to 25; on November 2; and from December 1 to 2—added December 9 to 11 and 16 as exposure dates;
• Panorama Park Elementary (12878 62nd Avenue)—which previously had exposure events from October 14 to 15; from November 23 to 24; from December 1 to 2; and from December 3 to 4—added December 7, 8, and 14;
• École Panorama Ridge Secondary (13220 64th Avenue)—which previously had exposures on September 8 and 10; from September 30 to October 1; from October 6 to 9 and 13 to 15; from October 19 to 20; on November 3, 4, and 5; on November 16; from November 17 to 19; on November 20 and 23; from November 24 to 27 and 30; from December 1 to 2; from December 3 to 4; from December 7 to 8; and from December 9 to 10—added December 14 to 16;
• Princess Margaret Secondary (12870 72nd Avenue)—which previously had exposures on September 11; on October 12, 15, and 16; on October 26 and 29; from November 2 to 5; on November 24, 26, 27, and 30; from December 1 to 4; on December 7 and 8; and on December 9—added December 10 to 11;
• Queen Elizabeth Secondary School (9457 King George Boulevard)—which previously had exposures on September 14; from October 14 to 16; from October 19, 21, and 22; from October 29 to 30; from November 3 to 5; on November 6, 9, 10; on November 12, 13, and 16; from November 18 to 20; from November 23 to 27; on November 30; from December 3 to 4; from December 7 to 10; and on December 11—added December 16;
• Rosemary Heights Elementary (15516 36 Avenue)—which previously listed potential exposures on September 21; from September 24 to October 2; on November 9 and 13—added December 14 to 16;
• Royal Heights Elementary (11665 97th Avenue)—which had previous exposures from November 2 to 4; on November 16 and 18; and on December 7—added December 14 to 16;
• Strawberry Hill Elementary (7633 124th Street)—which had previous exposures from September 29 to 30; from November 4 to 5; on November 12; from November 25 to 26; and from December 3 to 4—added December 15 to 16;
• Sullivan Heights Secondary (6248 144th Street)—which had previous incidents on September 8, from September 30 to October 1; from October 13 to 15, and on October 19; from October 20 to 22; on October 30; from November 3 to 5; from November 4 to 5 and 12; on November 10 and 13; from November 17 to 20; from November 23 to 25; from November 30 to December 3; on December 4; from December 7 to 9; and on December 11—added December 10 and 14 to 18;
• Tamanawis Secondary School (12600 66th Avenue)—which previously had incidents on September 17 and 30; October 2 and 6; from October 13 to 16; on October 19; from October 26 to 28; from November 3 to 5; on November 12, 13, 16, 17; from 19 to 20; from November 24 to 27 and 30; on December 2; and from December 7 to 10—and December 11 and 14 to 16;
• Woodward Hill Elementary (6082 142 Street)—which previously had exposures from October 14 to 16 and 19 to 20; from November 16 to 18; and on December 4, 9, 10, and 11—added December 15 to 17;
• Holy Cross Regional High School (16193 88th Avenue)—which previously had exposures from November 26 to 27; and on December 1 and 3—added December 8 and 10;
• Khalsa School Newton (6933 124th Street)—which previously had exposure events from September 22 to 25; from October 20 to 22; from October 28 to 30; from November 16 to 17; from November 18 to 20; from November 23 to 24; on November 26, 27, and 30; from December 1 to 2; on December 4 and 11; and from December 9 to 10—added December 15;
• Khalsa Secondary (10589 124th Street)—which had previous exposure events from September 9 and 10; September 30 to October 2; from October 13 to 15; from November 17 to 19; on November 20, 23, 24, 26, and 27; from November 30 to December 2; and from December 3 to 4—added December 9 to 11;
• Sikh Academy Newton Elementary (12895 85th Avenue), which previously had an exposure on October 14; from November 16 to 17; from 24 to 27; on November 30; and from December 2 to 4—added December 11.