Schools closed for the Christmas holidays yesterday.
It’s understood parents and guardians of students attending Intermediate School Killorglin have been contacted by the HSE to confirm a number of cases of COVID-19 at the school that have been notified to the Department of Public Health.
It’s also understood that Nagle Rice Primary School in Milltown had one confirmed case.
The letter to ISK parents said anyone deemed to be a close contact will be advised on the course of action to take, but others could continue to attend classes.
Last week, Scoil Mhuire Primary School in Killorglin was closed until after the Christmas holidays on the advice of the HSE, due to a number of COVID-19 cases among pupils and staff.
For many in Kerry it will be a very difficult Christmas as rising COVID-19 cases has led to many families being forced to self-isolate for 14 days for the Christmas period.
Much of the recent rise in cases in Kerry which have now topped more than 130 cases since last week Tuesday, have been linked to schools in the county with the largest outbreak in Scoil Mhuire in Killorglin, which was officially closed a week earlier by the Department.
Most schools across the county close today (Tuesday) for Christmas holidays but in the past week many have kept children home from school in light of fears about the spread of the virus. In Killorglin dozens of families have been affected by the outbreak but it has also hit other parts of he county as well including Tralee where Presentation Primary sent home a junior infants class early last week following a confirmed case in the school. There has been confirmed cases in almost all of Tralee s schools. Letters were sent to families and children i