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VANCOUVER The number of Lower Mainland schools on COVID-19 exposure lists continues to decline, but this week, it s schools in the Fraser Health region that are driving the change. As of Friday, there were a total of 94 schools listed on the Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health exposure lists, a significant decrease from the 145 schools that were on the lists last Friday. Seventy of the schools on the list Friday were located in the Fraser Health region, down from 123 last week. In Vancouver Coastal Health, meanwhile, the number of exposures increased slightly, from 22 last week to 24 on Friday. Schools are added to the health authority lists when someone in the school community tests positive for COVID-19 and was at school during their infectious period. Letters are sent home to everyone in the school community notifying them of the exposure, and health officials reach out directly to those who were close contacts of the infected person.