Maharashtra's Latur city have tested positive for Covid-19, an official said. The students who contracted the infection are from classes nine and 10.
A total of 360 students have been tested for Covid-19 of which 39 have tested positive. Among the staff, 30 of the 60 teaching and non-teaching staff who work on the hostel premises have taken the test for the virus, health officer Mahesh Patil of the Latur Municipal Corporation told PTI.
The reports of the remaining staff will be available by the end of the day, he said. These tests were conducted when one of the girls living in the hostel has tested positive.
Following this, 13 of her roommates have also been tested and the reports came out positive. The infected students and employees have.