New Delhi: The board exams of Class 10 and 12 in Punjab has been postponed amid the surge within the variety of COVID-19 cases within the state.
The state training division has mentioned that the tenth board exams will now be carried out from May 4 to May 24, whereas the twelfth board exams can be held from April 20 to May 24.
Earlier, the board exams have been scheduled to start on April 9 and March 22 for Class 10 and 12 college students.
The choice got here as there was no let-up in surge in COVID-19 cases within the state. As many as 1,843 contemporary infections have been registered within the final 24 hours. taking the entire tally to 1,99,573.
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The dying toll rose to six,099 with 27 extra fatalities, in line with a medical bulletin issued on Monday.
The variety of energetic cases additionally elevated from 11,550 on Sunday to 11,942 on Monday.
Jalandhar reported a most 372 contemporary COVID-19 cases, Hoshiarpur 238, Ludhiana 226, Mohali and SBS Nagar 164 every, and Amritsar 147.
The restoration depend reached 1,81,532 after 1,399 extra novel coronavirus sufferers have been discharged after recovering, the bulletin mentioned.
There are 26 crucial COVID-19 sufferers who’re on ventilator help whereas 258 are on oxygen help, it mentioned.
A complete of 53,93,825 samples have been collected for COVID-19 testing up to now within the state, it mentioned.
Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu instructed all civil surgeons to inspire COVID-19 sufferers for early therapy on the well being services.
In an official assertion right here, the minister mentioned it was discovered that in 77.90 per cent COVID-19 cases, sufferers go to hospitals with extreme signs at a late stage which is a serious explanation for excessive case fatality price of the state.
