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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Catherine Lough

One in 20 pupils off school because of coronavirus last week as number doubles

PA Wire

One in 20 pupils in England were absent because of coronavirus last week, with the number of pupils off school with a confirmed case doubling in a fortnight.

The Department for Education (DfE) estimates that 5.1% of all pupils were off school because of Covid on January 20, up from 3.9% on January 6 – a record high for this school year, with 415,300 pupils absent in total.

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