Uttar Pradesh: Four barracks of the Jhansi district jail have been converted into a level one COVID hospital after a total of 128 inmates tested Corona positive.
A spokesman of the Director-General (Prisons) said “two inmates were symptomatic while 126 were asymptomatic” about the Thursday development.
So far, 748 inmates in the district jail have been tested and of these, 126 have turned out positive.
District Magistrate Jhansi, Andhra Vamsi, said: “Four barracks have been converted into a level one COVID hospital and all the 120 are admitted there.
“We have sent three medical teams to the jail for round the clock monitoring. Teams are sufficiently equipped and we are prepared to send the patients to Jhansi medical college if needed.”