COVID-19 infection among schoolchildren spiked on Monday as about 70 tested positive. Also, 53 teachers of government schools have tested positive, forcing the authorities to intervene for containing the spread in schools. The jump in cases among the schoolchildren has worried the district authorities amidst overall infections crossing four-digit mark.
Deputy Director of Public Instruction Ramachandra Raje Urs confirmed to The Hindu that 70 children have contracted the infection and the highest infection rate among the schoolchildren was reported from Hunsur and Periyapatna taluks. The infections among the teachers were particularly high in K.R. Nagar, H.D. Kote, Hunsur and Periyapatna taluks, he added.
“We were getting less than 20 cases all these days but the number has gone up substantially on Monday. The issue has been brought to the notice of the taluk committees on COVID-19. The BEOs have been told to visit the school where the children got infected and take appropriate steps, such as sanitization besides shutting down the school for three to four days as a precaution,” Mr. Urs said.
