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14% increase in under-18s testing positive for Covid-19
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New HSE data shows a 14% increase in the number of under-18 year olds who tested positive last week compared to the week before.
Figures published today show a rise across every age group category for children. A total of 1000 under-18 year olds tested positive last week compared to 875 the previous week.
There was a 15% increase in the number of infections detected among second level school age children, from 347 to 399. Among primary school going children, 5 to 12 year olds, the number rose from 350 the week before to 390, an increase of 11%.
Among 0 to 4 year olds there was a rise from 178 to 211, which is a rise of 18%. The data shows the number of Covid-19 cases identified in schools also rose last week, as did the level of testing
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