103 Jail Inmates Among 430 New COVID-19 Cases In Mizoram

COVID-19: All the infected prisoners are inmates of Central Jail, Aizawl. A total of 73 children, six security personnel and two healthcare workers are also among the new Covid cases in Mizoram.

Mizoram's COVID-19 tally soared to 18,409 on Wednesday as 430 more people, including 103 jail inmates, tested positive for the infection, a health official said. All the infected prisoners are inmates of Central Jail, Aizawl, he said. A total of 73 children, six security personnel and two healthcare workers are also among the new patients, the official said. Aizawl district registered the highest number of new cases at 299, followed by Lawngtlai (52) and Kolasib (30), he said. Nine patients have travel history, while the remaining 421 fresh infections were detected during contract tracing, the official said.