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Byculla women's jail inmate tests positive for coronavirus

After undergoing two tests, a woman from Byculla women's jail in Maharashtra tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday. This followed two days after a doctor attached to the same jail tested positive.

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Published : May 10, 2020, 7:16 PM IST

Mumbai: A 54-year-old inmate of Byculla women's jail here has tested positive for coronavirus, a prison official said on Sunday.

She was referred to the government-run J J Hospital a few days back after her oxygen saturation level fell below 90 per cent. During the treatment, she was tested for coronavirus which came out negative on Friday, he said.

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However, her second test conducted on Saturday came out positive for COVID-19, the official said. She is undergoing treatment at St George Hospital, he added.

The new case comes two days after a doctor attached to Byculla jail tested positive for coronavirus. Earlier, 77 inmates of Arthur Road Jail here and 26 staffers were found to have contracted the infection. (PTI report)

Mumbai: A 54-year-old inmate of Byculla women's jail here has tested positive for coronavirus, a prison official said on Sunday.

She was referred to the government-run J J Hospital a few days back after her oxygen saturation level fell below 90 per cent. During the treatment, she was tested for coronavirus which came out negative on Friday, he said.

Also read: 5 Air India pilots test positive for coronavirus

However, her second test conducted on Saturday came out positive for COVID-19, the official said. She is undergoing treatment at St George Hospital, he added.

The new case comes two days after a doctor attached to Byculla jail tested positive for coronavirus. Earlier, 77 inmates of Arthur Road Jail here and 26 staffers were found to have contracted the infection. (PTI report)

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