India News | 2 Inmates, 6 Tihar Jail Employees Test Covid Positive
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Two inmates and six prison employees have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Tihar jail complex, officials said on Monday.
New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) Two inmates and six prison employees have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Tihar jail complex, officials said on Monday.
None of them is stated to be in a serious condition and they are under isolation, they said.
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Director-General of Delhi Prisons Sandeep Goel said the Covid case in the jails has come after a gap of about five months. The last positive case detected was in July 2021.
No Covid case has been reported in Rohini and Mandoli prisons, he said.
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