The OFWs return to Cebu from Manila after undergoing isolation and virus tests. Meanwhile, COVID-19 cases in Cebu’s jails now exceed 600 mark. COVID19PH
The new totals per prison are:The Cebu City Jail, which has a congestion rate of over 1,000%, has the highest number of coronavirus cases in any jail facility in the country.
Aside from being overcrowded, the cells are hot, and the conditions are often unsanitary, especially during summer, when water outages are frequent.According to the Cebu City Health Department, there are now 1814 cases in the city with 18 deaths and 114 recoveries. The DOH announced on Friday that total cases in the country now stood at 13,597. DOH also recorded 11 new deaths, increasingthe total deaths to 857. The total number of recoveries is now at 3,092.
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