The latest figures on Covid-19 testing in schools show that 2,000 tests were carried out in 128 schools from 4 to 10 April. A total of 34 cases of the virus were detected representing a positivity rate of 1.7%.
This is three times less than the previous week when twice the number of schools were tested, and nearly three times the number of tests.
The overall positivity rate was 1.8%. This latest HSE report of testing for schools was conducted when a large proportion of the school population were on their Easter break, accounting for the significant decrease in the number of tests and cases detected.
There were 1,669 tests conducted across 19 primary schools, with 32 of the 34 cases detected overall in these facilities. The number of tests