With the detection of eight COVID-19 cases among students of the Social Welfare Residential School for Girls in Thorur on Tuesday, the total number of active cases in Mahabubabad district has risen to 35.
According to sources, more than 60 students of the Social Welfare Residential School in Thorur were tested, out of which eight were detected with coronavirus infection on Tuesday. He was sent to his residence after being advised to stay in home isolation for five days.
Health department sources said 14 students and four teachers of a government-aided private school in Garla mandal tested positive for COVID-19 during a screening camp conducted on Monday. All of them were isolated in separate rooms in the premises of their residential educational institution.
The remaining COVID-19 cases were reported from Mahabubabad, Maripeda, Bayyaram and other mandals.
When contacted, District Surveillance and Immunization Officer Raj Kumar said that both RAT and RTPCR tests are being conducted for suspected cases. There was no need to panic, he said, adding that strict vigil was being maintained and all arrangements had been made to administer the Corbevax vaccine as a booster dose at all vaccination points across the district from Thursday.