Odisha: 48 inmates of Berhampur Circle jail test positive for Covid-19

At least 48 inmates at Odisha's Berhampur Circle jail tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday. All infected inmates are being treated at the prison's newly constructed Covid Care Centre.

The Berhampur Circle jail is reeling under a massive outbreak of Covid-19 with at least 48 prisoners testing positive on Friday. All infected people have been moved to the newly built 100-bed Covid Care Centre on the jail grounds and are undergoing treatment there. As per reports, two days ago, swab samples from 84 inmates and two jail staff were sent for RT-PCR testing, and 48 results were positive. The jail currently houses 927 inmates.