A school at the centre of an E.coli outbreakis unlikely to open until the middle of next week at the earliest.
Officers from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) were at Friarswood Primary School, in Newcastle, today to collect samples from pupils and staff.
All students and workers are being tested for the potentially deadly bacteria after three cases of E.coli were confirmed this week.
A further 10 possible cases have already been identified, although no new cases of the infection, which causes sickness and diarrhoea – and in extreme cases can lead to serious, or even fatal, kidney and blood complications – have been discovered in the last 24 hours.
The HPA, which is overseeing a deep-clean of the 153-pupil school, said there is no date set for when youngsters can return to classes.
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