Covid-19: 24 outbreaks recorded in schools last week

Coronavirus outbreaks in schools rose from 16 to 24 last week. There are 107 "open" outbreaks in schools, according to the HPSC data. An outbreak is considered “closed” when that location has not experienced any new cases of infection for 28 days.

The number of reported outbreaks of Covid-19 has fallen for the second week in a row, but the number of outbreaks in schools, residential institutions and workplaces has risen.

In all, there were 124 Covid-19 outbreaks notified in the week ending 20 November, according to data released today by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC). This compares to 150 in the previous week, and 170 the week before.