Ballia (UP), Jul 24 (PTI) As many as 225 inmates and three jail wardens of Ballia district jail tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, officials said.

Superintendent of the district jail Prashant Kumar said 224 male inmates, one female inmate and three jail wardens tested positive for the disease.

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Meanwhile, 120 inmates of Jhansi district jail tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, officials had said.

The Jhansi district administration had on Thursday said that 134 people had tested positive for COVID-19 out of whom 120 are inmates of the district jail.

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