Panaji, May 17: An undertrial prisoner died of coronavirus infection at the Colvale jail in Goa, a senior official said on Monday.

Yellappa Karbal, an accused in a murder case, was kept in a special cell designated for prisoners infected by the coronavirus. He fell unconscious there on Sunday evening, the official said. Supreme Court Orders Release of Prisoners to Decongest Jails Amid COVID-19 Second Wave.

The prisoner was later shifted to the North Goa District Hospital in Mapusa town where he was declared brought dead, the official said.

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