Maharashtra coronavirus update: Cases rise across prisons; tally at 763
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.
The
highest number of cases was reported from Nagpur Central Prison with 219
inmates and 57 jail staff testing positive for the novel coronavirus.
A total
of 281 inmates and 93 jail staff have recovered so far. Four inmate deaths have
been reported due to COVID-19.
According
to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Maharashtra continues to be
the worst-hit state by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country with a total of
2.30 lakh cases.
With the
highest single-day spike of 26,506 COVID-19 cases and 475 deaths reported in
the last 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 cases in India reached 7,93,802
on Friday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Read More
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