Tribune News Service

Patiala, August 14

One more student of a government school tested positive for Covid today. Health officials said a 15-year-old girl of the Government Senior Secondary School tested positive for the virus during special Covid testing of students of government schools. Notably, an 11-year-old government school student had tested positive for the virus on Wednesday.

Dr Sumeet Singh, district Epidemiologist, said classmates of the positive student had already been quarantined while their Covid tests would be conducted in a day or two.

“We have regularly been conducting tests of government school students. Of 425 samples collected yesterday, one student tested positive today,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Health Department said the district reported five Covid cases, including the said student.

“Though positive cases are sporadic, we should not lower our guards against the virus,” said health officials.