Some classes have seen 50% of pupils testing positive, a local authority education lead says.
Education Minister Jeremy Miles said case numbers should be viewed in the new context of a successful vaccine programme.
In Merthyr Tydfil, the head teacher of Bishop Hedley Catholic High School - which has had 87 positive cases over the past fortnight - said the situation was extremely challenging.There are more cases in some year groups than others, Sarah Hopkins said, with some at half-capacity. She said exam groups were a "major worry" due to "the loss of learning and their mindset and their mental health".Eithne Hughes, director of the Association of School and College Leaders, said schools needed "strong leadership from the government to calm very real fears that the situation in Wales is getting out of hand".
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