The Delhi Prison on Saturday said a total of 10,885 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered to the inmates of Tihar, Rohini and Mandoli jails in the national Capital so far.
According to data shared by Delhi Prisons, on Thursday, 1,648 Tihar jail inmates aged above 45 and 5,750 below the age of 45 years were given Covid-19 vaccine while in Rohini jail, 172 inmates above 45 years and 600 below that age were administered the vaccine and in Mandoli jail, 483 inmates aged above 45 and 2,232 below it have been inoculated.
“The inmates who received their first dose inside the prisons and released on interim bail or emergency parole were asked to get the second dose in the dispensaries and hospitals nearby their homes. If they face any difficulty in getting the vaccine, then they can approach the jail authorities,” said Sandeep Goel, the Director General, Prisons.
The prisons department launched a Covid vaccination drive for the inmates in the 45-plus age category on March 18, while the inoculation of the inmates in the 18-44 age group began on May 18.
Since March, around 383 coronavirus cases have been reported among the inmates of the jails in the national capital and eight of them have succumbed to the disease. Among the prison staff members, 225 have been infected with the virus since March.
The prison authorities are taking all the precautions and Covid-appropriate behaviour, including social distancing among the inmates, is being strictly followed, a senior prison official said.