File photo of a COVID-19 test for representation.
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K. Murali Kumar
Among the 56 patients is one teacher, while the remaining are students of Classes 9, 10, 11 and 12.
A cluster of COVID-19 cases has been identified at the Government-aided Girls Higher Secondary School at Ammapettai here. A total of 56 people, 55 students and one teacher, have tested positive and are undergoing treatment, heath officials said.
According to senior health officials, a student had suffered from symptoms of fever and cold last week. She was tested for the viral infection, and the report indicated that she was positive.
Subsequently, two batches of COVID-19 tests were conducted for the 1100 students and staff at the school. In the first batch, 20 persons tested positive, and in the second batch, 36 tested positive, I. Raveendran, Deputy Director of Health Services, Thanjavur, said.
The central region reported 67 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Saturday including 20 students from a government aided school in Thanjavur. However, no death was reported.Continuing the recent trend of grad