Last month, the number of children and students infected with the new coronavirus exceeded 98,000 nationwide, more than 2.6 times the highest number ever in August last year, according to a survey by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. rice field.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 98,425 children and students were infected during the last month, of which 51,535 were elementary schools, 18,225 were junior high schools, 24,091 were high schools, and so on. There are 3576 kindergartens and 998 special needs schools.
This is more than 2.6 times the highest number of 37,333 in August last year.
In addition, the percentage of "unknown" is the highest in both elementary and junior high schools and high schools, with 59% in elementary schools and 55% in junior high schools, where "domestic infections" accounted for the majority.
In high school, "in-school infection" accounts for 22%, following 54% of "unknown", and the most common infection is in club activities.
On the other hand, 3537 schools reported that they had closed classes, closed schools, or temporarily closed schools due to the outbreak of infected people last month, accounting for about 18% of the total.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, "Infection is increasing in schools, and the rate of unknown infection routes is increasing, so we will work with schools and related ministries and agencies to thoroughly implement infection control measures."