No close contacts with Covid case in Cork school

Cork ETB, the patron of Coláiste Choilm in Ballincollig, said no staff or students were deemed close contacts with the confirmed Covid-19 case at the school. Picture: Denis Minihane.

No students or staff members at a Cork secondary school with almost 1,400 students have been deemed ‘close contacts’ following a confirmed case of Covid-19 in the school.

A public health risk assessment carried out following a confirmed case of the virus at Coláiste Choilm in Ballincollig has found that all students can continue to attend school. It is not clear whether the person with Covid-19 is a staff member or a student.