COVID-19 spreads in one more jail; 68 test positive

Jharsuguda: As many as 68 prisoners lodged at Jharsuguda Sub-jail here have been found infected with COVID-19.

Jail authorities informed that swab samples of 282 inmates were sent for RT-PCR test in phases and reports of 68 of them have come out positive. All the infectees have been kept under isolation in two separate wards. Meanwhile, the entire jail has been completely sanitized to prevent further spread of the virus.

Jharsuguda district, which has been reporting a rising number of positive cases in the second wave of the pandemic, today saw a spike of 327 cases.

Earlier yesterday, 48 undertrial prisoners (UTPs) of Berhampur Circle Jail were found positive for the virus. A 100-bed COVID Care Centre (CCC) has been set up on the jail premises for the inmates.

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