Prison Covid-19 cluster surpass 500

17 November 2020 11:41 am Views - 918

The total number of Covid-19 cases reported in the Prisons Department surpassed 500 today.

Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya said that a total of 506 inmates and prison officers have contracted the virus as of this morning.

He said 68 patients were identified today.