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36 inmates of Etah jail test positive for COVID-19
ETAH : As many as 36 inmates of the district jail here have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said.Jailor, Kuldeep Singh Bhadauria, said that in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases, the district and jail administration have set up a temporary jail at a school here.Chief Medical Superintendent, Ajay Agarwal, said, "As per reports obtained from the Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Agra, 36 inmates of the Etah district jail have been found COVID-19 positive."Bhadauria said that an administrative officer and deputy jailor have been posted at the temporary jail."Instead of sending a person directly to the jail, they are being sent to the temporary jail, where they will be tested for COVID-19.