Officials from the Saskatchewan Health Authority have identified a positive COVID-19 case at St. Anne School.
The Prince Albert Catholic School division confirmed the cases in a news release on Dec. 22. The classroom and the cohorts of the infected people has been notified of the exposure.
“The Prince Albert Catholic School Division will remain committed to informing the school community and broader community regarding positive COVID cases and exposures in our schools,” said the Division.
According to changes in the Saskatchewan Public Health order on Friday, Sept. 10, all positive cases and those they have exposed are now required to isolate for 10 days unless they are fully vaccinated.
Vaccinated people are advised to watch for symptoms of break through infection and seek testing if they notice anything.
Once classes resume after the Christmas break, all schools will continue to operate in-person classes while maintaining current safety protocols. Additionally the students and families will be receiving updates using the Edsby platform.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with these school community members, and we hope they are doing well,” said the division in the release. “We all have a shared responsibility to decrease the risk of COVID-19 entering schools.”
Families are asked to consider all the layers of protection such as performing daily health screening, staying home if ill, calling Health Line 811 if exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms, practicing proper hand hygiene, maintaining physical distancing, and wearing a mask when appropriate.
Vaccination clinic dates and times are available in the community via pharmacies and pop-up clinics.
Drive-thru testing is available at the Cone Shop (9th St and 6th Ave E Prince Albert), open seven days a week –8:30 am –4 pm. If you are not able to use the drive-thru testing site, call 811 for other testing options.
The division also strongly urge everyone to continue to follow all Public Health advisements, orders and protocols.
