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18 more Correctional inmates, 1 health staff test positive for coronavirus
A 72-year-old inmate at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City has tested positive for COVID-19.
She was admitted to the CIW infirmary on April 13 with pneumonia and later transferred to Sta. Ana Hospital.
The inmate has a pre-existing condition of diabetes mellitus type 2.
Contact tracing has been conducted, and all personnel and persons deprived of liberty (PDL) who had contact with her are being tested.
Eighteen more inmates and one staff member have also tested positive for COVID-19.
Of the 51 people traced to have been exposed to the first patient, 19 have tested positive.
Those who tested positive are being monitored and provided with vitamins and food supplements, with some experiencing mild or no symptoms.
The CIW has augmented medical personnel and is seeking donations of vitamins, food supplements, beds, and tents.
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