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198 inmates, 86 jail staff test positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra prisons

Updated on: 15 April,2021 12:00 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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The State Prison Department also said that a total number of 1,326 prisoners and 3,112 jail staff have been vaccinated so far

198 inmates, 86 jail staff test positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra prisons

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As many as 198 inmates and 86 members of jail staff have tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra prisons, the State Prison Department said on Thursday.


Seven prisoners and eight jail staff have succumbed to the coronavirus infection in Maharashtra.


The State Prison Department also said that a total number of 1,326 prisoners and 3,112 jail staff have been vaccinated so far.


Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 58,952 new Covid-19 cases and 278 deaths over a span of 24 hours.

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