Karnal jail hotspot, 62 fresh cases

Karnal, May 15

With 62 new cases in the past two days, the Karnal jail has emerged as a Covid-19 hotspot. The total number of infected persons has reached 223.

All 1,803 jail inmates have been tested for the virus.

“We have completed the screening of all jail inmates and employees. The positive patients have been kept in a separate ward on the jail premises,” said Dr Yogesh Sharma, Civil Surgeon, adding that teams of doctors and paramedical staff are monitoring their health.

The source of the infection among inmates was yet to be determined, he said.

Jail Superintendent Amit Bhado said the screening of all inmates had been done on the directions of the DGP (Prison). Bhado said the jail administration had set up two Covid care centres on the premises for asymptomatic inmates. — TNS