Covid in schools 'remarkably stable' since re-opening

Dr Abigail Collins, consultant in public health medicine at the HSE, said 89% of schools have yet to require engagement with public health in “any meaningful way” since their reopening last month. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The prevalence of Covid-19 among young people has remained “remarkably stable” following the re-opening of schools, public health officials have said.

There was a “slight increase” in positivity among school-going children in the immediate re-opening, however officials say data shows it was transient and settled very quickly.