More than 160 Peterborough school pupils self isolating due to COVID cases

More than 160 Peterborough school pupils are self isolating due to COVID, it has been revealed.
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A total of 165 pupils and 31 school staff members from 30 schools in the city are isolating to stop the spread of the virus.

Jonathan Lewis, Service Director for Education for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, said: “The safety of our children, their families and our school staff is, and always will be, our top priority. We are working with schools that have confirmed cases of Covid-19 around promoting good infection control advice and will continue to communicate with the parents and carers of those involved. The affected people and those that have been identified as close contacts are told to isolate, as per the existing process agreed by the Local Authority, Public Health England and our schools.

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“Our school teams are committed to ensuring pupils follow the rules within school, and I urge parents and carers to do the same outside of school to help slow the spread of coronavirus.”

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For the week commencing November 2 the following number of schools in each area had confirmed cases of Covid-19:

Cambridge City: 9

Huntingdonshire: 14

Fenland: 4

South Cambs: 11

East Cambs: 11

Peterborough: 30

A total of 40 staff and 441 pupils in Cambridgeshire are self-isolating as a result of these cases, with 31 staff and 165 pupils self-isolating in Peterborough.