Maha: 68 inmates test positive for COVID-19 in Raigad jail
- Country:
- India
At least 68 inmates and an employee of the central jail in Maharashtra's Raigad district have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on Tuesday.
The inmates and jail staffers were administered COVID-19 tests on Monday, following which 68 prisoners tested positive for the infection, the jail superintendent said.
The infected persons, including a jail staffer, have been shifted to a COVID-19 center in Nehuli village, around 4 km from Alibaug city, for treatment, the official added.
Meanwhile, the district administration has identified COVID-19 hotspots in 36 villages in Alibaug taluka, it was stated.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
- READ MORE ON:
- Maharashtra
- Raigad district
- Alibaug
- Alibaug city
- Nehuli village
Advertisement
ALSO READ
Over 1.50 lakh new voters added in eight LS seats of Maharashtra
Good atmosphere in country, we are going to cross 400 seats in Lok Sabha polls: Amit Shah at Nanded rally in Maharashtra.
Make Modi PM again, his guarantee is to make India third largest economy in his third term: Amit Shah at rally in Maharashtra.
Congress stalled building of Ram temple at Ayodhya for 70 years: Union minister Amit Shah at rally in Maharashtra.
Ensuing Lok Sabha elections are about making Narendra Modi PM for third time: Amit Shah at rally in Maharashtra's Nanded.
Google News