Covid-19: 24 new clusters linked to schools after students return from mid-term break

New figures show 24 new clusters linked to schools, meaning there have been 179 clusters linked to schools. File Picture: Alison Laredo

The number of new outbreaks of Covid linked to schools fell last week as students went back to classrooms after the mid-term break.

This is the second consecutive week in a row that the number of outbreaks linked to schools fell after sharp increases recorded at the beginning of the term.