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Maharashtra jails report 2,012 COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths
Updated On: 22 September, 2020 07:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Vishal Singh
Of the total number of inmates who tested positive, 1,616 have already recovered; Punes Yerawada Central Prison reports highest numer of cases

There were 182 inmates at Mumbai's Arthur Road jail who tested positive for COVID-19
Of the total 14,261 prisoners tested for COVID-19 across jails in Maharashtra, 2012 have been found to be positive for the infection. Of them, 1,616 prisoners have already recovered and six have died of the disease. The highest number of positive cases has been reported at Pune's Yerawada Central Prison, where 259 inmates had tested positive. A total of 1,366 prisoners at the jail had undergone COVID-19 tests and 234 patients have already recovered.
The second highest number of positive cases was reported in Nagpur Central Prison, where 616 prisoners underwent tests and 219 of them were found to be positive. However, all of them have recovered. The total number of cases reported at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai was 182, but the number is under control now.


