Study shows drop among secondary school pupils and staff testing positive for COVID-19 compared to Autumn 2020 term

Study shows drop among secondary school pupils and staff testing positive for COVID-19 compared to Autumn 2020 term
Study shows drop among secondary school pupils and staff testing positive for COVID-19 compared to Autumn 2020 term
4 May 2021
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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The latest round of the Schools Infection Survey (SIS) suggests a significant reduction in the percentage of secondary school pupils and staff testing positive for COVID-19 infection since schools reopened compared to last November.
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Data from the fourth round of the SIS – research jointly led by Public Health England (PHE), the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) – tested 7,271 secondary school pupils and 2,744 staff for COVID-19 infection between 15 - 31 March. The results suggest infections fell significantly among both staff and pupils compared to previous findings in November and December 2020.

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