26 girl students test positive for COVID-19 in Odisha tribal school

Chinmayee Dash Published On : Nov 27, 2021 at 8:28 AM Updated On : Nov 27, 2021 at 9:38 AM

Baripada: As many as 26 girl students of a tribal school tested positive for COVID-19 in Mayurbhanj district.

The infected students of Chamakpur Tribal Residential School under Thakurmunda Block have been put under isolation on premises of the institution.

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Source informed that the contact tracing of all 26 students is underway. And 300 students of the school will undergo COVID-19 test today as part of COVID safety protocol.

Earlier this week, 53 students of a high school in Sundargarh district and 31 students of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) in Burla, Sambalpur district, were found positive for COVID-19. Later, the COVID tally in the state-run medical college and hospital rose to 56 as more students tested positive for the virus.

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