Covid rise in schools

RATES of new cases of Covid-19 among schoolchildren in England are at their highest since figures began in autumn 2020, new data shows. A total of 1,120.8 cases per 100,000 people aged 10 to 19 were recorded in the seven days to October 10, up from 1,061.8. The rate for five to nine-yearolds is 574.2, up from 484.2.