1,243 new prison Covid infections, 3 deaths
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published : 26 May 2021 at 17:52 A patients ward at the Medical Correctional Institution in Bangkok. (File photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
A total of 1,243 new coronavirus infections and three deaths were reported to the Corrections Department s Covid-19 situation committee on Wednesday, raising the cumulative number of prison cases to 17,138, according to department deputy director-general Weerakit Hanpariphan.
Dr Weerakit, the committee spokesman, said the new infections were reported from 13 prisons.
Of the three fatalities, the first was a 62-year-old male detainee from Chiang Mai Central Prison. He was admitted to Nakornping Hospital on May 11 with symptoms of exhaustion. He died on Tuesday at 12.48pm.
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