Mumbai's Arthur Road jail makes history as 177 inmates recover from Covid

Out of 181 inmates detected with coronavirus, only 1 is positive still and the rest have recovered.

As many as 177 out of 181 inmates at Mumbai's Arthur Road Prison have fully recovered after testing positive for the coronavirus.

Arthur Road was the first prison in Maharashtra to have reported coronavirus cases and the number grew rapidly. Due to strict adherence to safety protocol, the situation has now changed, said prison officials.

Out of 181 positive inmates, only 1 is found positive and rest all have recovered. Though sample reports of three prisoners are "inconclusive" but rest all 177 have fully recovered and have tested negative for the virus as well.

Jail authorities are hopeful that remaining 4 will also