Uttarakhand: More than 40 inmates of Haridwar jail test positive for COVID-19

Uttarakhand: More than 40 inmates of Haridwar jail test positive for COVID-19

They have been kept in isolation in a separate barrack.

PTIUpdated: Thursday, August 04, 2022, 04:42 PM IST
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As many as 43 inmates of the district jail here tested positive for COVID-19, officials said.

The samples of 425 prisoners were taken, out of which 43 have tested positive for Covid, district health officer Khagendra Singh said Wednesday.

They have been kept in isolation in a separate barrack, he said.

A camp to test the prisoners for hepatitis and other infections was held inside the jail premises from July 28-29, the officials said.

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