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No COVID-19 positive case among jail inmates in Delhi currently: DG Prison
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): The situation of the COVID-19 pandemic has improved a lot in the prisons of the national capital, and there is no Corona positive case among inmates currently, the Director-General (DG) of Prisons, Delhi said on Friday.
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1,043 inmates, 302 jail staff test positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): As many as 1,043 prisoners and 302 jail staff tested positive for COVID-19 in prisons across Maharashtra so far, according to the State Prison Department.
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Maharashtra prisons COVID count stands at 1,000 for inmates, 292 for jail
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): As many as 1,000 prisoners and 292 jail staff have tested positive for COVID-19 across prisons in Maharashtra, the State Prison Department said on Thursday.
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Thousands benefit from online yoga sessions in Tamil Nadu prisons
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): The Isha Yoga Center has been conducting online Yoga sessions for inmates at all Central Prisons in various cities of the state, Tamil Nadu Prisons Department said on Tuesday.
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Punjab: 6 prisons converted into special jails amid COVID-19 situation
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Aug 1 (ANI): The Punjab government converted six jails into special jails for new inmates in order to deal with any situation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Odisha: Jail authority asks police to conduct RT-PCR test of accused befor
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 31 (ANI): The Prisons authority in Odisha has asked the police to conduct RT-PCR tests of the accused persons before sending them to Jail for judicial custody, to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus among the inmates.
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Covid count in Delhi prisons stands at 221
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): As many as 221 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Delhi prisons while two have died due to the illness, according to a prison official.
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COVID-19 cases rise in Maharashtra's prisons
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 10 (ANI): Prisons across Maharashtra reported a total of 763 COVID-19 cases till date. The figure includes 596 inmates and 167 jail staff, informed the Maharashtra Prison Department on Friday.
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Mumbai's Arthur road prison scripts success story as 177 COVID-19 positive
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 9 (ANI): In some good news amid the gloom, 177 out of 181 inmates at Mumbai's Arthur Road Prison who tested positive for coronavirus have now fully recovered.
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COVID-19 count in Delhi prisons stands at 141
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Out of the total 141 cases of COVID-19 reported from prisons in Delhi, including 88 prison staff, 59 have recovered while two deaths have been reported till June 4.
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1984 anti-Sikh riots convict serving sentence in Mandoli jail dies of COVI
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Mahender Yadav, a convict in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, who was earlier lodged in Mandoli jail and had tested positive for COVID-19 passed away at a private hospital in Delhi on June 4, according to Sandeep Goel, Delhi Director General (Prisons) on Sunday
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34 new COVID-19 cases reported from Maharashtra jails in last 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 5 (ANI): Prisons across Maharashtra reported 34 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.
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