63 Lucknow jail prisoners test HIV positive, authorities on alert
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At least 36 inmates at Lucknow District Jail tested positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) during check-ups conducted by the health department in December. This brings the number of total HIV-infected prisoners in the district jail to 63, NDTV reported. Officials have said that jail authorities are on alert. They added that most of the affected inmates have a history of drug addiction and they could have contracted the virus through shared syringes before entering the prison.