Low rate of Covid infection among children and teachers after returning to school

Only 4.1% of school close contacts with infected individuals also tested positive for Covid-19, according to researchers from the HSE South’s Department of Public Health at St Finbarr’s Hospital in Cork.

The number of schoolchildren and teachers infected with Covid-19 in the first six weeks of the current school year was low and did not contribute substantially to overall infection rates, a study of schools in Cork and Kerry has found.

Only 4.1% of school close contacts with infected individuals also tested positive for Covid-19, according to researchers from the HSE South’s Department of Public Health at St Finbarr’s Hospital in Cork.