1,200 inmates across UP jails test COVID-19 positive

In the 71 jails across Uttar Pradesh, there are 1,200 inmates who have been infected with Covid-19. According to Anand Kumar, Director General, Prison Administration and Reform Services, till date about 1,40,000 tests, including (those on) 5,000 staff members, have been conducted in the state's temporary and permanent jails, and over 7,000 had tested positive so far. Two inmates have died of the virus.

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