Mathura, Jan 21 (PTI) Twenty-one jail inmates tested positive for coronavirus here in the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday.

The infected undertrials were found asymptomatic and have been quarantined, the officials said.

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The officials said as a precautionary measure to control infection in the jail, undertrials are quarantined for two weeks before their entry to normal barracks.

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Meanwhile, Dr Bhudeo Singh, incharge of a rapid response team, said 216 people tested positive for the infection in the district in the past 24 hours.

As many as 393 people recovered from coronavirus, he added.

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