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40 women in Patiala's New Nabha jail test positive for coronavirus

Covid detected through random sampling, tally rises to 47

40 women in Patiala's New Nabha jail test positive for coronavirus

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Tribune News Service
Patiala, March 30

Forty women lodged in Patiala's New Nabha jail on Tuesday tested positive for coronavirus, taking the tally to 47 ar the jail.

The health department said that random samples were collected from the female ward. The inmates who tested positive would be shifted to a dedicated jail for those who are Covid-positive in the state. The health department said that they would start vaccination of inmates who have tested negative for the virus while positive inmates would be shifted out.


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