Maharashtra: 50 prisoners from Akola district jail test positive
(WorldNews India)

As many as 50 inmates of Akola District Prison have tested positive for Covid-19, taking the total number of positive cases among prison inmates in Maharashtra to 360. In addition, some staff from Mumbai and Thane Central prisons have also tested positive taking the number of affected prison staff to 94 across the state. Till now, coronavirus cases have been detected in 11 prisons across Maharashtra. Earlier on June 24, 18 inmates from Akola District Prison had tested positive. Following which, tests of more inmates were conducted. Among those tested, 50 inmates tested positive on Sunday. Of the 360 cases in Maharashtra prisons, 105 are active cases. Meanwhile, over the last four days, Thane...