Guj: 60 inmates test positive for coronavirus in Vadodara jail
AHMEDABAD : At least 60 inmates of Vadodara Central Jail in Gujarat have tested positive for coronavirus infection in the last two days, an official said on Tuesday.The jail authorities are in the process of setting up an 80-bed COVID-19 care centre inside the premises to ensure proper treatment for infected prisoners, the official said."We have tested over 150 inmates so far.
While 17 of them were found positive on Sunday, another 43 inmates, all asymptomatic, tested positive on Monday," said Vinod Rao, an officer on special duty, who has been overseeing COVID-19 operations in Vadodara.At present, a team of six doctors is serving full-time at the jail, he said.Of the 82 infections detected in Vadodara on Monday, 43 cases were reported from.
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