There have been a further 18 Lincolnshire schools with positive cases of coronavirus over the last seven days.
Lincolnshire County Council said on November 30 that it was working with 142 schools with COVID-19 infections before changing the format of its daily list in December and opting for a last seven day method. This is because Public Health England were not always being notified when schools were clear of cases.
On Friday, December 4 the council said the current rate of infection in school age children in Lincolnshire is 161 cases per 100,000 over seven days, which is “much lower than the rate of 229 cases per 100,000 for all ages”.
Andy Fox, consultant in public health for the council, said: “We’ve had 18 schools make initial contact in the past seven days because of a pupil or staff member testing positive for coronavirus.
“All schools are taking action to limit the potential spread of the virus, with some pupils and staff self-isolating as a precaution where necessary.
“The majority of schools remain fully open, and those affected are working really well to limit both the risk of the virus spreading and the impact on the pupils’ education.”
The Lincolnshire schools with cases who made initial contact with the council over the last seven days (November 27 to December 3) are as follows:
Mrs Mary King’s Primary School, Martin
Sutton St James Primary School
The John Fielding Special School, Boston
Waddingham Primary School
South Hykeham Community Primary School
North Hykeham All Saints Primary
Kidgate Primary Academy, Louth
Waddington Redwood Primary Academy
Woodlands Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln
Grantham Sandon School
St Hugh’s School, Woodhall Spa
Our Lady of Lincoln Primary School, Lincoln
Skegness Academy
Seathorne Primary Academy, Skegness
St Lawrence School, Horncastle
Stamford Endowed Schools
Charles Read Academy
The Meadows Primary School, Lincoln
In addition, Barnes Wallis Academy in Tattershall, Lincoln sent a letter to parents/carers on December 3 saying there had been “another confirmed case of COVID-19 within the school community”.
A small number of children who have been in direct prolonged contact with the positive case received a separate notification, but the school remains open and children were advised to attend if they remain well.
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