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Ludhiana, January 25
Twentyseven persons tested positive for Covid today while no death was reported for the second consecutive day. Now, there are 25,556 confirmed cases in the district while 992 have lost their lives so far.
Highest number of health workers vaccinated
Today, 2,405 healthcare workers were given the jab in the district. There were 32 session sites for the vaccination.
Civil Surgeon Sukhjeevan Kakkar said till date 9,653 healthcare workers had been administered the Covid-19 vaccination in the district, which was the highest number in any district of the state.
He said in the first phase, only healthcare workers of both government and private hospitals were being administered the vaccine. The vaccination was being done under the supervision of expert doctors and the person was observed for 30 minutes after its administration.
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Ludhiana: In a new order all heads of schools have been instructed to share the details of the attendance of students. This report has to be shared with the block mentors, who have to collect attendance from their allotted schools daily and have to fill these in the Google sheets.
According to sources in the education department, this is an initiative to encourage students to visit schools as pre-boards are approaching.
Talking to the principal of Government Senior Secondary Smart School, Punjab Agricultural University, Sanjeev Thaper, said, “On Tuesday, only 3% students of Class XII turned up at the school. However, 75% of students of Classes IX and X attended the school. The collection of data has been started from Tuesday by the education department. The students have been encouraged to come and proper precautions have been followed by the authorities.”