Assam

Tripura: Jail Inmate Test COVID-19 Positive

Pratidin Bureau

A jail inmate has been tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura. The positive case of the deadly virus in jail triggered panic among the jail staff.

The jail inmate of Central Jail located atPrabhurampur at Bishalgarh in Sepahijala district has been shifted to BhagatSingh Yuba Awas COVID healthcare center on Monday night itself after he wasdetected positive.

According to jail staff, the person was arrested on May 26, and on the same day, he was produced at Bishalgarh court. He was sent to three days police remand.

Tripura, however, recorded the highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases on Monday with 102.

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