Bhubaneswar, April 11 -- Gajapati: As many as nine inmates, including three from Paralakhemundi sub-jail and six inmates of R Udaygiri sub-jail in the district tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, said officials.

As per preliminary reports, all the inmates were reportedly in isolation cells at the respective prisons.

Earlier this week, the spurt in Covid-19 cases across Odisha had forced the Directorate of Prisons and Correctional Services to switch back to its previous Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to prevent the outbreak of virus inside jails across the State.

The Directorate Of Prisons and Correctional Services had earlier written to all Jail Superintendents and asked them to strictly follow SOP issued by the Home Department...