CORONAVIRUS cases have been confirmed at two more Herefordshire schools, with close contacts told to self-isolate for 10 days. Earl Mortimer College in Leominster and St Paul s Primary School in Hereford have both confirmed one case of Covid-19. Neither school has said if it was a member of staff or pupil who tested positive. In a message on Herefordshire Council s website, St Paul s Primary, in Hampton Dene Road, said the case was confirmed on Friday (February 5). The school said a small number of children have been told to self-isolate as a result, but it remains open for key worker children and these children should continue to attend as normal if they remain well.
In the letter to parents on Wednesday (February 3), Dr Patterson said: I’m sorry to have to report that yesterday we had our third Covid case in school, as a member of staff tested positive for coronavirus. As you are no doubt aware, the school is now conducting weekly Covid tests for staff and high school students who are attending school, using the lateral flow testing kits provided by the DfE (Department for Education) at the start of this term. This is the first and only positive case we have had since our on-site testing began in January. The individual involved was asymptomatic and so without this additional check we may not have been aware of it at all or until symptoms started to appear.