Covid-19 cases at six Fife schools and nurseries

Six schools and nurseries across Fife have reported five or more Covid-19 cases among staff and pupils.
By Jamie Callaghan
Published 16th Mar 2021, 13:45 BST
Cases have affected six schools and nurseries.Cases have affected six schools and nurseries.
Cases have affected six schools and nurseries.

NHS Fife has released its latest weekly update, listing schools and nurseries where five or more contacts have had to self-isolate after contact tracing has taken place.

From Monday, March 8, to Sunday, March 14, the schools and nurseries affected were: Aberhill Primary School, Methil; Halbeath Nursery, Dunfermline; Newburgh Primary School nursery; Newport Primary School; and Pitreavie Primary School in Dunfermline.

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NHS Fife said it was also aware of a cluster of Covid-19 cases amongst staff associated with Kirkcaldy West Primary School.

A total of nine individuals have tested positive for Covid-19, and NHS Fife’s Health Protection Team are working alongside Fife Council’s Environmental Health and Education services to reduce the opportunity for further transmission.

Anyone with the well-established symptoms of Covid-19, regardless of how mild, should immediately self-isolate and order a test on the NHS inform website www.nhsinform.scot or by calling 0800 028 2816.

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