Out of 95,618 samples collected from students from class 6 to II PUC, only 86 tested positive for Covid-19. The test positivity rate (TPR) among school children is 0.08% as on September 15, which is good and reassuring, said the state Covid-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).
Following the reopening of schools in Karnataka (classes 9-12 from August 23 and classes 6-8 from September 6) daily RT-PCR testing was done for schoolchildren. The sampling rate has dropped from 9% to 3%, and it is recommended to ramp up testing 10% in a week’s time, the TAC said in its meeting held on Sunday evening.
The TAC report also recommended data segregation and reporting for urban and rural areas. “Schools have reopened for higher age groups in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Puducherry. Till date, it is heartening to note that there are no reports of clusters of cases among children,” the report added.
News Source: The Times OF India
