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148 inmates at Siraha Jail diagnosed COVID-19 positive



SIRAHA: Coronavirus infection has been confirmed in 148 inmates at Siraha District Jail.

The swabs of 246 people were collected at the Provincial Public Health Laboratory in Janakpurdham on September 10. A test report on Tuesday found that 148 inmates had been infected.

Similarly, the report of 15 prisoners was also positive on Monday.

Chief of the Health Office, Siraha Krishna Dev Yadav said that 247 prisoners have been diagnosed coronavirus positive so far.

Publish Date : 15 September 2020 20:09 PM

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