Giving a shock to authorities, 81 inmates in the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai has tested coronavirus positive on Sunday. So the number of coronavirus positive cases in the jail has rised to 184. In this 158 are inmates and 26 are staffs.
“81 more inmates of Mumbai’s Arthur Road prison have tested positive for #COVID19, taking the total number of positive cases in the prison to 184 of which 26 are staff members and rest are inmates,” said a statement issued by the Arthur Road prison authority.
“We kept all jails including Arthur Road Jail in complete lockdown. No one was allowed to go/enter from outside. But maybe through people who supply vegetables and milk acted as carriers of COVID-19,” said Anil Deshmukh, Maharashtra Home Minister.
81 more inmates of Mumbai's Arthur Road prison have tested positive for #COVID19, taking the total number of positive cases in the prison to 184 of which 26 are staff members and rest are inmates: Arthur Road prison authority #Maharashtra
— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2020
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