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COVID spread in schools appears to be stabilising
The COVID-19 situation within schools in Orkney would appear to have stabilised at present.
Out of 441 pupils there were 303 pupils at Papdale Primary School on Monday for the school’s full reopening. This means 138 pupils remain at home for various reasons – some COVID-related, other sickness and 29 families have opted to keep their children off school due to concerns over the virus.
15 November 2021
Remembrance Day Parade in Kirkwall
The annual Remembrance Day Parade is going ahead on Sunday (14 November) in Kirkwall.
12 November 2021
COVID 19 update for Orkney schools - as at 12 November
Papdale Primary School is set to reopen in full and Papdale Nursery in part on Monday 15 November.
12 November 2021
Widespread community COVID-19 transmission impacting on schools in Orkney
The ongoing community-wide transmission of COVID-19 in Orkney is having an impact – as would be expected – on a number of schools across the county.
There are small numbers of positive cases being reported in several schools now in addition to Papdale Primary and Nursery, and these are all being closely monitored.
11 November 2021
Papdale Primary School and Nursery update – 10 November
Papdale Primary School has seen a rise of 4 COVID-19 cases meaning that as of today, Wednesday, there have been 51 cases among pupils in total. There are eight positive COVID cases among staff and 4 others await the results of PCR tests.
10 November 2021
