29 school students test positive for COVID-19 in West Bengal's Nadia district

The students are currently under home isolation and the district authorities are monitoring their situation. 

New Delhi: 29 school students in West Bengal's Nadia district have tested positive for COVID-19, officials informed on Thursday (December 23, 2021). 

As per the latest reports, 13 male and 16 female students of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Kalyani have contracted the virus. The students are currently under home isolation and the district authorities are monitoring their situation. 

Earlier on Wednesday, West Bengal's COVID-19 tally rose to 16,28,464 after 534 fresh cases were recorded. The state currently has over 7,400 active coronavirus cases, while 16,01,326 people have recovered from the disease so far.