Kerala COVID-19 Update: Month after students began attending classes physically under the Covid-19 cloud, 192 students of 10th class with 72 staffers from two schools in Malappuram district of Kerala have tested positive for Covid-19 following a contact-tracing exercise.
This comes amid the high number of fresh coronavirus cases being reported in Kerala, where most of the states of India marks with steady decline in positive COVID-19 infections.
“After one student tested positive, others were tested as part of contact tracing and surveillance. Subsequently, students and staff of another school in this same area were also tested. This needs to be seen as a timely intervention to contain the spread,”. Said Malappuram Medical Officer.
Of 638 students tested in all recently at the two Malappuram schools, 149 belonged to one and 43 to another. Similarly, of the staffers tested, including teachers, 39 of those who tested positive belonged to one school and 33 to another. With that the state has reached to overall registry of 9,68,438 cases – 6,075 more than a day earlier – with 3,867 deaths recorded till now, 19 more than on Sunday.
The District Collector has now called for a meeting today with all officials to decide on further action.
