Case of COVID-19 reported at Kamloops school

Interior Health has identified a case of COVID-19 at Kamloops School of the Arts.

The potential exposure dates listed by Interior Health are Dec. 7, 8, 9, and 10, according to their website.

When a case of COVID-19 is confirmed, Interior Health will determine close contacts and contact parents/guardians of students who are considered to be at risk. As usual, there is no indication if it's a student, teacher or other person in the school community. 

Previously, a case was identified at Westsyde Secondary Dec. 1 and NorKam Secondary School Nov. 14.


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Brie Welton

Brie is a recent graduate from UBC Okanagan where she studied English and French while managing the campus newspaper. After working as an intern reporter for the summer of 2019 in her home-town of Kelowna, she rejoined the InfoNews team in March 2020 and moved to Kamloops.
Her interests range from food features and artist profiles to politics, crime and minority issues. She has a passion for story-telling and aspires to one day become a full-time court reporter.