Children accounted for almost 8,500 positive PCR tests in the first week of February

Children accounted for almost 8,500 positive PCR tests in the first week of February

During the first week of February, children accounted for 8,458 positive PCR tests (23.3% of the total) down from more than 19,000 weekly cases found in this age group in mid-January. Picture: iStock

Almost one in four Covid-19 cases found through PCR testing in the first week of February were in children under-18, new figures show.

They also accounted for just over 30% of positive antigen results in the same week, even as the overall case numbers decline.

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