Four inmates of the central jail in Indore in Madhya Pradesh tested positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the total number of COVID-19 prisoners in the city to six, a senior official said on Monday.
They were admitted in MY Hospital on April 17, Central Jail Superintendent Rakesh Kumar Bhangre told PTI.
"They are in the 28-34 age group. The number of prisoners infected with coronavirus here is now six. All inmates who came in contact are being shifted to a temporary jail to be examined by medical staff," he said.
Bhangre said the jail holds 2,220 inmates against a sanctioned capacity of 1,230.
"The prison barracks have been divided into seven zones and the municipal corporation has disinfected them. The inmates have been given masks," he added.