PESHAWAR: As many as four schools and a hostel were sealed after the detection of COVID-19 cases.
According to the district administration, four schools and a hostel were closed. Government Girls Higher Secondary School located in University Town, Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Wadpaga, two schools located in Hayatabad and Warsik Road and a Benazir Girls Hostel have been sealed after students tested COVID-19 positive.
During the past 24 hours, Peshawar reported 867 new cases of COVID-19.
So far more than 20 schools have been closed in Peshawar amid sharp rise in the number of coronavirus cases.
The colleges closed include Government Associate College for Women Dhoke Mangtal and Government Associate College for Women Jhanda Chichi.
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99 students and employees were found infected with Covid-19 at these institutes. It is noteworthy that in Rawalpindi alone, around 50 educational institutions have been closed between Dec 22 and Jan 27.
Meanwhile, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) decided to extend curbs on schools in cities with over 10 per cent positivity rate of COVID-19 cases till mid-February.
