More than 6,000 children under 12 tested positive for Covid last week

In recent weeks, children aged between five and 12 have recorded the highest incidence rate of Covid-19 out of all age groups in the country. 

Out of more than 90,350 antigen test kits sent to primary school students through the voluntary testing programme, 8,170 people have indicated the results to the HSE.

A total of 8,170 people had indicated they completed an antigen test because they were part of a primary school pod. From this, 3,303 reported a positive antigen test, of which 1,873 were also confirmed with a PCR test, show figures provided to the Irish Examiner by the HSE.