107 prison inmates contract COVID-19

107 prison inmates contract COVID-19

November 9, 2020   04:43 pm

A total of 107 prison inmates in the country are confirmed to have contracted the COVID-19 virus, the Commissioner-General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya said.

The infected inmates are reported from the Welikada and Boagambara Prisons.

Among the infected are 90 female inmates, according to the Commissioner-General.

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