New facts and figures show that the number of Covid 19 outbreaks in schools rose significantly last week at 15, compared to three the previous week.
Eighty cases linked with those outbreaks were recorded in the week to the 16 of October, according to the latest report from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC).
However the week before (3 to 9 October) saw just 15 confirmed cases linked with those three outbreaks.
The report comes a day after the Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan warned of a “concerning” rise in cases, along with hospital and ICU admissions.
Six of last week’s outbreaks came from…