LUCKNOW: In a major relief, the RT-PCR test report of over 330 staff members and students of a prominent school on Kalidas Marg came out negative for Covid-19 on Thursday.
However, six people β four daily wagers, an employee of the school and his seven-year-old son β were found to be carrying the virus in the RT-PCR test as well.
The rapid antigen test was conducted on Tuesday in a camp set up by the health department outside the college. The camp was part of the targeted sampling being done by the health department to trace the prevalence of the infection among people of different professions in the city.
Total 110 tests were conducted in the camp on Tuesday. Of these, six persons tested positive. These included four daily wagers, who were hired for construction work near the campus. Health authorities took their samples again and sent them for confirmatory RT-PCR test.
A day after, a massive contact tracing drive was conducted in the school, in which samples of 332 people, including teachers, employees, principal and all the 13 students residing in the hostel were taken on Wednesday and sent for RT-PCR test.
βThe reports of all the 332 persons have come negative, while six persons who tested positive in antigen test were found to be having Covid-19 in RT-PCR test as well,β said additional chief medical officer Dr Yogesh Singh.