TWELVE East Lothian schools have reported cases of coronavirus in the past few days, ten of which are primary schools.

The news comes as almost 230 new cases of the virus were reported in East Lothian in the latest seven-day period according to data from Public Health Scotland.

Ross High School in Tranent is one of those 12 schools, its S3, S4 and S6 pupils are currently home learning until the end of the week following a number of positive cases.

Only the new S2 and S5 pupils are allowed in the building.

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Two other Tranent schools have reported positive cases, Windygoul and St Martin’s Primary Schools.

The other nine schools are Whitecraig Primary School; St Gabriel’s Primary School; Preston Lodge High School; Dunbar Primary School; Haddington Primary School; Stoneyhill Primary School; Loretto Primary School; Campie Primary School and Elphinstone Primary School.

An East Lothian Council spokesperson said: “Those who have been in close contact with a confirmed case have been identified, contacted and advised to stay at home and self-isolate, and to get tested.

“Schools continue to have multiple control measures in place against Covid-19, supported with enhanced cleaning regimes and regular testing of staff, to limit any risk of onwards transmission with the school environment.

“If a child has not been advised that they are a close contact and remain well, they can continue to attend school as per the school’s current arrangements.”