Mumbai: Amidst the decline in fresh Covid-19 cases in the country, many states are easing lockdown restrictions. At the same time, schools and colleges have also started reopening. At least 5,947 schools resumed offline classes for standards 8 to 12 on Thursday in Maharashtra’s rural areas that are not detecting Covid-19 cases, said officials from the education department.
“There are a total of 19,997 secondary and higher secondary schools in the state where 45,07,445 students study in classes 8 to 12. Of these, 5,947 schools in rural areas reopened on Thursday,” said Vikas Garad, deputy director of state council of educational research and training. He said that a total of 4,16,599 students attended schools on the first day.
According to data presented by the education department, Kolhapur saw the highest number of schools reopening at 940, followed by Aurangabad (631), Yavatmal (502) and Jalna (447), among others.
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