More than 2,600 students and staff in Suffolk were isolating in the last week of term (file photo) - Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Parents are keeping children at home to avoid the risk of isolation during the holidays after a rise in Covid cases in Suffolk schools. More than 2,600 students and staff in Suffolk schools were in quarantine this week, figures from the county council reveal. Many will finish the school term home learning. Education leaders are hoping the summer "firebreak" will result in a drop in Covid case numbers ahead of September. Data released by Suffolk County Council has revealed 2,622 students and staff across 70 schools were in isolation in the week up to July 15 - a figure which has nearly tripled from 960 in the seven days up to June 30.