Jalandhar, March 5
As many as 136 students from private and government schools have tested positive in the past 48 hours, clearly indicating that schools have become a ‘hotbed’ of Covid-19 infections. At least 86 students from government and private schools tested positive on Thursday and 50 more students tested positive on Friday.
These 50 are a part of the 177 fresh cases which have been reported in the district today, taking the district’s total tally today to 22,256. The DEO has ordered the closure of eight schools in the district for 48 hours. A majority of those tested positive today are also from the same schools which figured in the list on Thursday.