LUCKNOW: As many as 117
inmates and three officials of the
Basti district jail tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday.
Senior jail officials confirmed TOI about the same and said that all were asymptomatic, while a barrack has been turned into an L-1 hospital where a team of doctors are monitoring every patient round-the-clock.
There are 1,275 inmates and 50 jail staff in Basti jail.