Nearly 40 coronavirus cases at Dudley College sites
Dudley College has nearly 40 active coronavirus cases across it campuses.
The college confirmed the latest figures in an update posted on its website today.
It includes 11 students and one staff member at the Broadway campus, eight students at Evolve, five students at CAT and four students at Dudley Sixth.
There are also three students and one staff member affected at Wolverhampton Street, two students at Advance II, two students at Advance I and one student at ADC.
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A statement on Dudley College's website said: "We are following daily advice from Public Health England and the Department for Education in regards to isolating contacts of positive cases and ensuring any symptomatic and positive learners or staff members are following the correct government guidance.
"Dudley College of Technology has over 12,000 learners and 900 staff operating across 14 sites and therefore it is to be expected that we will have some individuals who are impacted by coronavirus.
"We are reporting all cases to Public Health England who have confirmed to us that they are happy with all of the arrangements we have in place for infection control and they believe all cases we are reporting are as a result of contact in private households not as a result of transmission at college.
"We feel it is our public duty to accurately communicate the situation but are mindful not to cause undue alarm as the number of individual cases is well below the general infection rate in the Dudley area.
"We will remain vigilant and continue to accurately report all matters in a transparent way to all stakeholders."
