As many as 54 inmates tested positive for Covid-19 in Morang Prison.

Chief District Officer of Morang Kashi Raj Dahal said that 35 were tested positive on Saturday.

He said that 48 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 35 returned positive.

According to Dahal, those who were tested negative also have symptoms similar to Covid-19.

Earlier on Friday, 19 jailbirds were tested positive for Covid-19.

Dahal said that the number of people suffering from the Covid-19 has reached 54 after 35 more people tested positive on Saturday.

The latest report showed that the Covid-19 is spreading at an alarming rate in the prison, he said.

CDO Dahal said that preparations are being made to admit those who tested positive for Covid-19 to the Koshi Covid Hospital for further treatment.

“The health condition of those tested positive for Covid-19 is normal. There is a high risk of spreading the virus to other prisoners if they are kept inside the prison,” he said, adding, “Preparations are being made to take them to the hospital to reduce risk inside the prison. For that we are trying to understand the situation of the hospital.”

Despite its capacity to accommodate only 300 prisoners, more than 1, 012 inmates are kept in the prison, Dahal said.