34 inmates of Karimganj district jail test COVID-19 positive

KARIMGANJ: A total of 34 inmates of Karimganj district jail have tested positive for COVID-19.

Of these, 24 inmates were found to be COVID-19 positive during a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) yesterday.

Earlier, six others had tested COVID-19 positive.

All the infected inmates are currently undergoing treatment at the jail.

Other 41 inmates of the jail have been kept in separate cells, away from the infected inmates.

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Meanwhile, Assam’s COVID-19 tally went up to 2,83,313 yesterday, as the state reported this year’s highest single-day spike of 5,626 fresh cases.

On the other hand, 47 new fatalities pushed the state’s coronavirus death toll to 1,578.

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