18 positive tests among staff and students at Philips High School in Prestwich - and these have definitely had an impact on the overall spike, Mrs Jones said.
But, in other schools only one or two individuals have tested positive, prompting the entire 'bubble' or year group to be sent home.When pupils contract the virus the schools contact the council to let the Director of Public Health's office know or the results come through from the national test and trace system."Outbreaks in schools do contribute to the rise," Mrs Jones said."We've had very few big outbreaks in Bury since the figures began to rise but what we have seen in school's is that a lot of them have been impacted but it's only been individual cases so it's been a question of.