Number of schools with at least one Covid case triples in a week

In schools, 1,842 close contacts were identified in the week ending on March 13, with Covid-19 detected in 44 people, a rate of 2.4%.

The number of schools that experienced at least one positive case of Covid among staff or students more than tripled in a week, mass testing reports show. 

Weekly figures monitoring testing connected to schools show the number of positive cases identified among the close contacts of those who attended while infectious stayed relatively low during the week ending on March 13.