Covid infections among five to 11-year-olds are three times more prevalent than in the general population, a Government-backed study has found.
An estimated 4.47% of primary school-aged children have the virus in contrast with 1.41% across the country overall, according to the research.
REACT-1, a joint study by Imperial College London and Ipsos Mori, analysed data from 97,000 volunteers in England to examine national Covid-19 levels between November 23 and December 14. READ MORE: Latest coronavirus infection rates as half of Greater Manchester boroughs rise above the national average It predicted the rapidly spreading Omicron variant will become the dominant strain across the country more than three times faster than Delta overtook