Coronavirus in Scotland: Where have school pupils tested positive?

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A growing number of cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed among pupils and staff at Scottish schools.

The Scottish government has stressed that these are part of community clusters which have had an impact on schools, rather than school-based clusters.

It is not thought that the virus has been transmitted within schools. Here are details of the latest cases.

Tayside

Kingspark School in Dundee has been closed after a cluster of coronavirus cases connected to the school. There are currently 40 cases in total - 23 staff members, three pupils and 14 community contacts.

All staff and pupils at the additional support needs school have been asked to self-isolate for 14 days and the building will remain closed during that time.

The council said robust hygiene measures were in place but a decision was taken to close because of the vulnerabilities and complex needs of the pupils.

Anyone who lives with a pupil at the school has also been asked to self-isolate for 14 days, unless they can maintain physical distancing within the house.

A primary two class at St Peter and Paul's School, also in Dundee, has been asked to isolate until Wednesday after an individual tested positive.

Children who attended the Happy Times out-of-school club at the city's Downfield Primary School are also being asked to self-isolate until the same date following two positive test results connected to Kingspark school.

Elsewhere in Dundee, a pupil in the primary three class at St Clement's Primary School has tested positive and all children in that year group have been asked to self-isolate until Tuesday.

A Grove Academy pupil has also tested positive and subsequently a small number of staff and pupil close contacts of the individual have been asked to self-isolate until Saturday.

Three cases have been detected among pupils in Perth and Kinross - one at Newhill Primary in Blairgowrie, one at Oakbank Primary in Perth, and one at St John's RC Academy in Perth.

NHS Tayside, the health board which covers the area, said the primary pupils had mild symptoms and were self-isolating at home.

Close contacts of the St John's pupil have been asked to self-isolate until Wednesday.

Forth Valley

A pupil has tested positive at Balfron High School. Any pupils and staff who have been in close contact with the individual are being given advice.

Lanarkshire

On 31 August, NHS Lanarkshire said four new cases of Covid-19 identified in South Lanarkshire were associated with a nursery and three schools.

They included a staff member at First Steps Nursery School in Hamilton, a pupil at Holycross High School, Hamilton, a staff member at Stonelaw High School, Rutherglen, and a staff member at Udston Primary School, Hamilton.

The individuals were self-isolating and the cases are not known to be linked. The schools and nursery remained open.

Previously, a nursery pupil at Ace Place Nursery in Rutherglen tested positive for Covid-19. The pupil was self-isolating and close contacts were being traced.

It came after three new confirmed cases of Covid-19 were identified at Lanarkshire schools last Monday.

The pupils - at St Margaret's High School in Airdrie, Uddingston Grammar and Stepps Primary - were self-isolating.

The schools remained open, but all pupils and staff in Stepps Primary School class 1B were asked to isolate for 14 days.

Four pupils at St Ambrose High and one from St Andrew's High - both in Coatbridge - and one from Caldervale High in Airdrie had previously tested positive for the virus, with health protection officials saying they believed house parties had played a part in the spread of the virus.

But the investigation into this cluster of Covid-19 cases was stood down after a week of no new cases.

Also in Lanarkshire, two classes and associated staff at High Blantyre Primary School have been asked to isolate until they have been tested and received a negative result after two pupils and a staff member tested positive.

There were a further three linked cases in Lanarkshire who were not staff or pupils.

Greater Glasgow and Clyde

There were 16 confirmed cases in north east Glasgow, with some of these cases confirmed to be pupils at Bannerman High School in Baillieston.

However, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has not disclosed the exact number due to patient confidentiality.

A primary school class and their teacher at St Albert's Primary School in Pollokshields was also been asked to self-isolate after a case of coronavirus.

Contact tracing is taking place at Hutchesons Grammar School and Lochend Community High School.

In the NHS Greater Glasgow area, it is also taking place at John Paul Academy, Carntyne Primary, St Ninian's Primary, Blairdardie Primary, Kelvinside Academy and St Andrew's Secondary in Glasgow, at Lady Alice Primary in Greenock, Killermont Primary School in East Dunbartonshire and Edinbarnet Primary in West Dunbartonshire.

Contact tracing is also being carried out at Corpus Christi Primary school, Glasgow, Holy Cross Primary School, Glasgow, and St Anthony's Primary School, Renfrewshire, following positive cases.

Pupils at Knightswood Primary have now been told by public health officials that they can return to school after a class was asked to self-isolate as a precaution.

Contact tracing was also taking place after one case involving a pupil at Todholm Primary School in Paisley, as well as at Wallace Primary School in Elderslie, St James' Primary in Renfrew and Castlehead High School in Paisley after positive tests.

On 31 August it emerged five further schools are now the focus of test and protect teams: Aileymill Primary, Greenock; Twechar Primary, Twechar; St Monica's Primary, Pollock; Knightswood Secondary and Gartconnor Primary, Kirkintilloch.

The latest update identified cases linked to Our Lady and St Patrick's High School, Dumbarton and Glasgow Gaelic Secondary School.

Lothian

A pupil at Preston Tower Primary School in Prestonpans, East Lothian, tested positive for Covid-19.

East Lothian Council said that children who had been in direct contact with the confirmed case had been contacted and would be staying at home for 14 days. The school remained open, in line with public health advice.

A pupil also tested positive for coronavirus at Balbardie Primary School in Bathgate, West Lothian.

NHS Lothian confirmed that the pupil was self-isolating at home with their family.

An incident management team was assessing the situation and the board said enhanced cleaning measures were in place and close contacts had been traced.

Elsewhere in Lothian, contacts have been traced at Dalry Primary and nursery campus, Granton Primary School, Dalkeith High School and Lasswade High School.

Fife

A nursery at Newburgh Primary school was closed after one person tested positive.

NHS Fife said the individual was isolating at home with other household members.

While a link between the confirmed case and the nursery was being investigated, there was no evidence to suggest onward transmission within the nursery at this stage, the health board added.

All close contacts from the nursery have been informed and asked to self-isolate for 14 days.

At Queen Anne High School in Dunfermline, class 2B2 and all those on the bus from the school to Kingseat on 28 August have been asked to stay at home on 1 September, after a pupil tested positive.

There is no evidence to suggest transmission of the virus in the school and close contacts of the child will be contacted and given individual advice.

Highlands

A pupil at Dalneigh Primary School, Inverness, tested positive for the virus.

The school remained open, but the "small number" of pupils who had contact with the confirmed case were asked to isolate for 14 days.

A member of staff at Kinmylies Primary School in Inverness also tested positive.

Highland Council has sent a letter to parents, saying that "all appropriate measures" are in place at the school, and that the relevant areas have been cleaned.

Grampian

A case of Covid-19 was linked with Aberdeen's Oldmachar Academy.

NHS Grampian said close contacts had been identified and advised to self isolate.

The school was closed on Friday 21 August for cleaning as a precaution, but has now reopened.

Borders

Contact tracing has now been completed after a single case has been linked to the Selkirk High School "community".

Additional cleaning was carried out before the secondary opened on Monday.