Fifty-seven inmates, including five pregnant girls, of a shelter home in Kanpur have tested positive for coronavirus in the last four days. All the patients are minors.

A woman Class IV employee at the shelter also tested positive. Of the five pregnant girls, one is HIV positive while another is infected with Hepatitis C. The spread of the virus came to light when one inmate was found positive in a random sampling test on June 12, said the home superintendent. Following this, all the 171 inmates were tested in the last four days and 57 of them, aged 15-17 years, were found to be infected.

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