The female inmate who was earlier suspected of having contracted COVID-19 and died on Thursday, April 30, at a hospital here has just been confirmed to be the 60th COVID-19 case in Zamboanga City. | alipalajulieINQ
The woman died of community-acquired pneumonia, diabetes mellitus type 2, uncontrolled hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state, Covarubbias said in an earlier statement issued by the Zamboanga City Task Force COVID-19.Earlier, ZCRC chief warden appealed for prayers and “understanding” as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases spiked up to 50 inside the jail facility, a high-risk area for contagion, and where physical distancing proved impossible.
Aljas said all inmates who had tested positive for COVID-19 were “isolated” inside a makeshift quarantine area they made inside the heavily congested facility. “ dimension of the facility is not big,” he said. “We are beyond the 1,000 percent congestion rate.” He said the facility’s 600 square meter area had been housing a total of 3,319 inmates, 374 of them women, and 128 jail personnel.Dr. Dulce Miravite, the city health officer and head of Zamboanga City Task Force COVID-19, warned the situation could get worse but there was no report yet whether the sick inmates should be taken out of jail or moved to other isolation facilities in the city.
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