10 prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19 at Kanpur Jail

Kanpur: The Kanpur jail authorities yesterday revealed that at least 10 prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19 in the jail. 

After the information came to light, all the inmates were immediately shifted to a hospital at the jail. The authorities also added that all inmates are asymptomatic. "Ten prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19 at Kanpur jail. All of them are asymptomatic and have been shifted to L1 level hospital established at the jail," said RK Jaiswal, jail superintendent