Bureau of Corrections confirms 27 out of 51 Correctional Institute for Women inmates tested for COVID-19 last April 21 got a positive result of the disease.
Bureau of Corrections confirmed on Saturday that 27 Correctional Institute for Women inmates tested positive for COVID-19.
The bureau added that 51 CIW inmates were tested on April 21, and noted it was the 27 people deprived of liberty who were the ones that yielded positive results for the disease. The female inmates were transferred from the all-female prison in Mandaluyong to Site Harry, the designated COVID-19 quarantine area inside the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa.
BuCor assured the 27 infected CIW inmates are in good health condition and are asymptomatic of the virus. “Continuous focused medical care and monitoring will be provided to ensure that no PDL will develop severe symptoms,” the bureau said in a statement.
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