At least 39 fully vaccinated medical students of the Government Medical Hospital here have tested positive for Covid-19, hospital authorities said on Monday.

The medical college, closed due to Covid-19 induced lockdown, was reopened on June 1 and the first batch of the students reported back to the campus on June 5. The second batch of 175 students arrived on June 6, among whom the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed the same day, the authorities said.