Indore, Apr 20 (PTI) Four inmates of the central jail in Indore in Madhya Pradesh tested positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the total number of COVID-19 prisoners in the city to six, a senior official said on Monday.

They were admitted in MY Hospital on April 17, Central Jail Superintendent Rakesh Kumar Bhangre told PTI.

"They are in the 28-34 age group. The number of prisoners infected with coronavirus here is now six. All inmates who came in contact are being shifted to a temporary jail to be examined by medical staff," he said.

Bhangre said the jail holds 2,220 inmates against a sanctioned capacity of 1,230.

"The prison barracks have been divided into seven zones and the municipal corporation has disinfected them. The inmates have been given masks," he added.

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