27 Wiltshire schools have COVID-19 cases
More than 1,000 pupils are currently self-isolating.
Last updated 11th Nov 2020
Wiltshire Council has released more figures on Coronavirus in schools across the county.
As of 9 November, the local authority has had 37 positive COVID cases at 27 school settings, with 1,101 pupils self-isolating.
However, the authority claims that it is "seeing transmission outside of school and not within the school community".
The message to parents remains the same, that children should stay in education and there is no evidence that schools are becoming hotspots.
CARE HOMES:
Meanwhile, in the past seven days, people at 15 Wiltshire care homes have also tested positive for Coronavirus.
The majority of these are staff members.
The authority added: "Very few care homes have seen onward transmissions of COVID which demonstrates the effectiveness of infection prevention and control measures".
PATIENTS IN HOSPITAL
NHS England figures show that nine patients are being treated for COVID-19 at Salisbury District Hospital as of 8.15 GMT on 10 November.
Across our local hospitals, Great Western Hospital and the Royal United Hospital in Bath have 70 positive patients.
CORONAVIRUS CASES ACROSS WILTSHIRE
According to government figures published yesterday, Wiltshire has had 469 new cases in the seven days before 5 November.
The rate of cases per 100,000 population is 93.8, compared to England's rate of 245.2.
The total number of cases in Wiltshire since the pandemic began is now 3,757.
59 people have died at Salisbury District Hospital with COVID-19.