Weekly Covid cases fall but education sector sees its third weekly rise in a row

The proportion of confirmed Covid cases among employees in the education sector still remains low. File photo

The proportion of confirmed Covid cases among employees in the education sector has risen for the third consecutive week but still remains low, according to figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

The overall number of confirmed cases decreased again last week, the CSO’s latest Covid bulletin states. The number of weekly cases was 8,322 in the week ending October 1, a drop of 6% from 8,862 in the previous week.