Over 400 pupils are having to self-isolate following a coronavirus outbreak at a high school in Fife.
The head teacher of Auchmuty High School in Glenrothes revealed in a video update on Tuesday afternoon that 16 positive cases have been identified.
They include 10 students and six staff.
It means over half the number of children attending the education centre are having to quarantine, with 13 staff members also having to stay home.
Head teacher Alan Pithie told how the 'horrendous picture' means attendance is sitting around the 50% mark, but announced no new cases have been identified this week.
In the clip posted on Twitter, he says: "At the moment the basic figures are that we have ten pupils who have tested positive and six staff members.
"The outcome of that is that 13 staff in total are either positive or having to self-isolate, over 400 pupils are also self-isolating at the present time.
"I would say at present the school attendance is around 50 per cent.
"This sounds an incredible horrendous picture and it is, this is an incredibly difficult situation to be going through.
"However, there are emerging facts that make it a slightly brighter picture.
"The really encouraging sign is that we haven't actually had any more positive cases for the beginning of this week.
"And those pupils who tested positive last week were already self-isolating.
"We are not seeing new positive cases coming into the school on an ongoing basis."
The Daily Record has contacted NHS Fife for comment.
