Live Covid-19 updates for October 19

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More than 700 children and teens have had Covid-19 in the latest outbreak, about half of them under 10.

Total case numbers have now surpassed 2000 in the outbreak, and the under-20s made up more than a third.

There were 338 children under 10 who have had the virus, seven of them hospitalised.

A further 386 people between 10 and 19 have been infected, with five hospitalised and at least one treated in intensive care.

Pfizer vaccine is not yet available for under 12s.

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