Woman inmate of Byculla prison tests positive for Covid-19

According to Byculla jail authorities, the woman’s first test result on May 8 was negative but the second test conducted on May 9 has come positive.

A 54-year-old inmate of Byculla women’s jail has tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, jail authorities informed.

File: Police security inside Byculla Woman Jail (Kunal Patil/ Hindustan Times)

According to Byculla jail authorities, the woman’s first test result on May 8 was negative but the second test conducted on May 9 has come positive. She is under treatment at St George’s Hospital, they added.