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Cebu City Jail reports 17 new coronavirus cases
Cebu City Jail's COVID-19 cases have risen to 147, making it the highest in the country.
The majority of these cases are asymptomatic, and the jail currently holds 6,000 inmates in its 1,500-capacity facility.
Mass testing at the jail began after an inmate who died tested positive for COVID-19 on April 19.
Cebu City reported 20 new cases on Friday, bringing the city's total to 348, with 17 of these confirmed at the jail facility.
The city government has provided protective equipment and supplies to jail personnel and inmates.
Inmates who tested positive for the virus have been moved to an isolation facility within the jail premises.
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Cebu City Jail has been placed on lockdown after a 41-year-old inmate, who died on Sunday, April 19, tested positive for COVID-19.
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Cebu City recorded 40 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total to 451, with infections concentrated in specific sub-sitios.
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Eighteen inmates at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Cebu City Jail persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) will now undergo mandatory swab testing before being admitted or released, as mandated by Executive Order No. 71 signed by Mayor Edgardo Labella.
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Two more inmates at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected inmates to 22.
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