There has been an increase in the number of Covid-19 outbreaks in schools, according to the latest report from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
There were 90 outbreaks recorded in the week to last Saturday, resulting in 412 confirmed linked cases of Covid-19. It compares with 40 outbreaks reported the previous week, with 191 linked cases.
Of the 90 outbreaks last week, 78 were in primary schools, 11 in post primary and one in special education. There was also one outbreak in a university leading to seven linked cases.
An outbreak or cluster is two or more linked cases of Covid-19. The overall number of outbreaks around the country last week was 198, an increase in the previous week when 169 were reported.