The Himachal Pradesh government announced the closure of schools across the state till August 22. The state government earlier had opened schools for Classes 10 and 12, but now they have been closed till August 22. The Himachal Pradesh government is concerned about the spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in the state. The state recorded 419 fresh Covid-19 cases and two deaths on Tuesday, which took the total number of infections and fatalities to 2,08,616 and 3,521 respectively. There are six districts in Himachal Pradesh which have recorded a rising trend in daily new Covid-19 cases over the last fortnight, according to Union health ministry.

Source: Hindustan Times August 11, 2021 03:11 UTC