Covid: 4 inmates of Naini central jail among 213 test positive

Prayagraj: Four inmates of Naini central jail among 213 people were tested positive for Covid-19 infection here on Wednesday. With this, the tally of Covid-19 patients in Prayagraj district pushed to 4,697.
Senior superintendent of Naini central jail, P N Pandey told TOI that four inmates, currently lodged at old mahila barrak (part of Naini central jail) tested positive for coronavirus infection here on Wednesday.
He added that “Testing of a total of 42 people including 24 inmates and 18 jail staff was conducted and four of the inmates were tested positive for the Covid-19 infection”. All the four inmates who tested positive have been shifted to Covid-19 hospital, Kotwa for treatment.
Meanwhile, Nodal officer and additional chief medical officer, Dr Rishi Sahai told TOI that, “As many as 213 people were diagnosed with Covid-19 infection and have been admitted at different covid hospitals for treatment by Wednesday”. The city also reported five more deaths and the tally of deceased rose up to 85 . Dr Sahai, meanwhile, said that as many as 80 patients have been cured and discharged on Monday. Till now, a total of 2,125 patients have been cured and discharged from the Covid hospitals in the city. Dr Sahai also said as many as 90 patients have also completed their home isolation on Wednesday and a total of 735 patients have completed their home isolation till now in the city.
The officials of the health department have currently laid their focus to trace and primary and secondary contact of positive patients in order to combat against the spread of the Covid-19 infections. For that health teams have been assigned special task to all primary \ community health centres to visit village\block\ semi urban and urban pockets and take the suspects for testing.