Vellore SP, 10 prisoners at Polur test positive

Friday saw only 277 persons in the Vellore district being infected by the coronavirus which was less than the high of 440 two days ago and 337 on Thursday, officials revealed.

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Published:22nd Jan, 2022 at 1:14 AM

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However, the latest numbers include Vellore SP Rajesh Kannan who has been isolated after he tested positive for the virus on Friday. Meanwhile, two more streets 10th Cross Street and 22nd East Cross Street in upscale Gandhinagar near Katpadi were converted to containment areas after more than six persons in both the streets tested positive.

Similarly, at Polur in the neighbouring Tiruvannamalai district, 10 prisoners in the jail tested positive and were isolated on Friday. Nine of the ten were part of the 21 arrested for a communal clash at Veeralur near Kalasapakkam and housed in the jail while the other was a prisoner already in the jail. All the affected were moved to the COVID ward at the Tiruvannamalai Government Medical College Hospital.

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Vellore SP, 10 prisoners at Polur test positive

Friday saw only 277 persons in the Vellore district being infected by the coronavirus which was less than the high of 440 two days ago and 337 on Thursday, officials revealed.

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