Over 100 pupils in Moldova infected with COVID-19

11:45 | 14.03.2022 Category: Social

Chisinau, March 14 / MOLDPRES /- More than 100 primary and high school pupils became infected with COVID-19 last week. The data were announced today by the Ministry of Education and Research (MEC).

According to the epidemiological situation on March 14, in the educational institutions of the Republic of Moldova the number of students tested positive with COVID-19 was 112 people. The new coronavirus also infected 54 teachers and 12 auxiliary staff.

In the kindergartens of the country, in the same period, 17 cases of infection among the little ones were registered, and 17 educators and 9 auxiliary employees presented positive tests to COVID-19.

Currently, there is a kindergarten, 45 classes and 13 kindergarten groups in quarantine.

According to the quoted source, until now, the vaccination rate of primary, secondary and high school teachers is 84.51%. The highest immunization rate is in technical vocational education (86.82%), and the lowest - in preschool education (76.46%).

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