Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 15 (ANI): As many as 198 inmates and 86 members of jail staff have tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra prisons, the State Prison Department said on Thursday.
Seven prisoners and eight jail staff have succumbed to the coronavirus infection in Maharashtra.
The State Prison Department also said that a total number of 1,326 prisoners and 3,112 jail staff have been vaccinated so far.
Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 58,952 new Covid-19 cases and 278 deaths over a span of 24 hours. (ANI)