Bhawanipatna: The Kalahandi district administration today declared Pragati Science Higher Secondary School here as a containment zone after 32 students of the educational institution tested positive for COVID-19.

Entry of outsiders into the college campus has been restricted by the administration.

At least 32 hostel boarders have contracted the virus while they have been placed under quarantine. They tested positive for the virus during antigen test.

A medical team has recahed the educational institution to collect swab sample of other students for COVID-19 test.