Edinburgh school confirms more coronavirus cases as infections spike

reached 294.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A sixth high school in Renfrewshire has confirmed a person has tested positive for Covid-19.St Andrew’s Academy in Paisley revealed last night that pandemic trace and protect experts were working to trace all those who had been in close contact with the infected person.Staff and students identified as close contacts have been asked to quarantine at home with their entire household for the 14 days.All those

a fifth of schools across the region, comes little over a fortnight after pupils started the new academic year. And with no official list available of all the bubble closures - and the Manchester Evening News only able to confirm cases after being alerted by parents - it's likely there are many more.

a fifth of the region's schools (247) have had confirmed cases - among either pupils, staff or both. At one secondary - Philips High in Whitefield, Bury - there have been 18 positive tests and the whole of Year 11 has been sent home.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Families with children attending Renfrew High have been asked to quarantine as a Covid-19 positive case is identified at the school.Renfrewshire Council confirmed last night that staff at the Haining Road campus had been working with NHS public health officials to identify all those who had been in close contact with the infected person.Those individuals, together with everyone else in their household, have

Ladybridge High in Bolton where every year group has been affected.

risen again today - to 177.Among the cases confirmed today is the full closure of a second primary school in Greater Manchester.St Luke's Primary in Heywood had already sent home pupils in Years 2, 3 and 6, but now it's been forced to shut to all year groups amid 'staffing issues'.While some schools continue to send home entire year groups, others have more recently been restricting self-isolations to close contacts of confirmed cases - using seating plans to help identify those individuals they

new helpline has been set up by the government to make it easier for settings to get advice on what steps to take following a positive case.

risen again today - to 133. Testing problems are continuing to make things even more stressful for teachers and families, with many unable to book tests.

Manchester Evening News has kept an up-to-date list of every school impacted in recent days.This is the full list, as things stand, on the evening of Tuesday, September 15.How has sending your child back to school been for you so far? Let us know in the survey below. If it fails to load click here.Use the handy search tool here to find out where cases have been confirmed, or see the full list below:Schools where cases and self-isolations have already been confirmed include:ManchesterSt Peter's

we reported how the number of schools with confirmed cases had risen to more than 65.

Perthshire school.

coronavirus across the UK continues to rise as almost 3,500 people tested positive in 24 hours - the highest Saturday rise for four months.The government said that as of 9am on Saturday, there had been a further 3,497 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK. Overall, 365,174 cases have been confirmed.The government dashboard also said a further nine people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Saturday.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Entire households have been told to self isolate after a positive case of Covid-19 was detected at another Renfrewshire primary school.Pandemic experts contacted a series of families whose children attend Rashielea Primary in Erskine yesterday evening.Those children who have been in close contact with the infected person have been told to self isolate for 14 days.And, following the additional Covid measures