Delhi: Over 90 inmates, 80 jail staffers have tested positive for Covid-19

Monday, 17 January 2022Newsdesk

Over 90 inmates and 80 jail officials have tested positive for Covid-19 at prisons in Delhi, officials said on Monday.

New Delhi, 17 January 2022

As per news report of The Indian Express, The Delhi Prisons department have setup 50-100 bed medical centres inside jails to treat coronavirus patients amid the surge in cases. Most of the patients are being treated by the jail doctors. Data showed that 99 Covid-19 cases among inmates and 88 cases among staffers were recorded between December and Jan 15. These cases have been reported from Tihar, Rohini and Mandoli jails.

Source - The Indian Express