Ludhiana: With as many as 40 students of various schools in the district testing positive for coronavirus last week, the spread of Covid-19 among the students has emerged as a big challenge for the authorities.
Although cases of infection among teachers and students have been reported since the reopening of schools last month, the rate of students testing positive has increased of late. Of the 86 students found infected with the virus in various schools of the district, nearly half (40) were tested positive last week only, according a health department data.
All the cases of infection among students reported last week came from two schools, including Government Senior Secondary School, Chaunta, from where 37 cases have been reported till now, while seven cases have surfaced in a private school in Samrala. A female teacher and a male peon of the Chauta school also tested positive last week.