The HSE has said that to date, 96 schools have had to test students or teachers for Covid-19, with 35 positive cases confirmed from over 2,100 tests.
Speaking at a HSE briefing on Covid-19 this afternoon, HSE Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry said that cases in schools are not driving community transmission.
Also speaking at the briefing, HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid said they are seeing more referrals for testing for young children.
Of the number of young children coming forward for testing during the week 23-29 August, Mr Reid 17% of them were in the 0-10 age group, with a positivity rate of 1.4% The following week from the 6-12 September, the same age group accounted for 36% of referrals among young people, but the positivity rate