Banda: An undertrial prisoner died within the district jail right here because of COVID-19, jail authorities mentioned on Monday. Gulbandan, 57, was discovered constructive for the illness on September 1 and he died throughout remedy on Sunday, Jail Superintendent RK Singh mentioned.

The Banda District Jail at current has 956 prisoners towards its capability of 656.

Singh mentioned two barracks of the jail have been transformed into isolation wards the place COVID-19 contaminated prisoners are being remoted.

In response to Chief Medical Officer Dr N D Sharma, 95 prisoners and jail officers within the district jail are at present contaminated with the virus.

Gulbandan was jailed in a case of culpable murder, Singh mentioned, including that his physique was cremated as per protocols after autopsy.

The variety of lively COVID-19 instances within the district stands at 267 and deaths at 12, the chief medical officer mentioned.