Twenty-nine students had been diagnosed with tuberculosis by Thursday in an outbreak at a middle school in Taojiang county, Hunan province, local health authorities said on Friday.

Five other students are suspected of having the disease, and another 38 students are taking medication for disease prevention, according to a release from the Hunan Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission.

The 72 students, from Taojiang No 4 Middle School, are now being treated and are under healthcare management, the release said.