One more Canberra school has been identified as a COVID-19 exposure location while the exposure dates at a private school have been expanded.
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At least one active COVID-19 case attended Monash Primary School while infectious on Monday, 8 November. Year 2 classes and year 5/6 classes were sent correspondence about this exposure.
Orana Steiner School was already listed as a COVID-19 exposure site for Monday, November 1, Tuesday, November 2 and Thursday, November 4. This has now been expanded to Monday, November 8 to Wednesday, November 10.
On Tuesday, Dr Kerryn Coleman said most students had caught the virus at gatherings outside of the school environment.
She said two sites had experienced transmission: Wanniassa School junior campus and Erindale College.
On Thursday, it was revealed that police attended a house party in Wanniassa on Saturday, October 30, which had sparked a cluster of 33 COVID-19 cases, including some which are believed to have attended schools.
The following schools have had an exposure in the past two weeks:
- Monash Primary School - Monday, November 8
- Orana Steiner School - Monday November 1, Tuesday, November 2, Thursday, November 4 and Monday November 8 to Wednesday November 10
- Namadgi School Boddington campus - Friday, October 29; Wednesday, November 3
- St Anthony's Parish Primary School - Monday, November 1, to Tuesday, November 2
- Gordon Primary School (including after school care) - Monday, November 1
- Wanniassa School senior campus - Monday, November 1, to Tuesday, November 2
- Wanniassa School junior campus - Wednesday, November 27, to Friday, October 29; and Tuesday, November 2
- Ainslie School - Monday, October 25, to Tuesday, October 26
- Melrose High School - Wednesday, November 3
- Orana Steiner School - Monday, November 1; Tuesday, November 2; and Thursday, November 4
- Namadgi High School - Tuesday, November 2, to Wednesday, November 3
- Holy Family School - Wednesday, November 3, to Friday, November 5
- Erindale College - Wednesday, November 3, to Friday, November 5
- St Clare's College - Wednesday, November 3, to Friday, November 5
- Canberra Girls Grammar School - Monday, November 1, to Friday, November 5
- Canberra Girls Grammar School boarding house - Monday, November 1, to Saturday, November 6
- Lanyon High School - Wednesday, November 3, to Friday, November 5
- Mawson Primary School - Monday, November 1, to Thursday, November 4
- Alfred Deakin High School - Monday November 1 to Friday November 5 and Monday November 8 to Tuesday November 9
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