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2% of secondary students have the virus - according to ONS figures.
Is that a low number?
There are things to think about:
- It means that in an average three classes on an average day you would exepct two of the students to have the virus.
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Is that a low number?
There are things to think about:
- It means that in an average three classes on an average day you would exepct two of the students to have the virus.
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- Those children may not be showing any symptoms, so you may not notice it. But other children may pick the virus up from them.
- The number is increasing. On Sept 1st, according to ONS it was 0.04%. It is now 50 times bigger at 2%.
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- The number is increasing. On Sept 1st, according to ONS it was 0.04%. It is now 50 times bigger at 2%.
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- These figures are doubling roughly every fortnight, (though hopefully will be held down a bit by half term)
- So unless we can get the secondary school R rate down it could be 4%, 8%, 16%, 32% in 2, 4, 6, 8 weeks
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- So unless we can get the secondary school R rate down it could be 4%, 8%, 16%, 32% in 2, 4, 6, 8 weeks
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So 2% is a high number, a number to be concnerned about and to take action on.
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