A prisoner in Auckland who tested positive for Covid-19 attended court in person on Friday. Stuff understands the prisoner is currently on remand in Mt Eden Corrections facility, where they are in isolation. He was among a group of about 13 taken into the remand prison on Friday and returned a positive Covid-19 test the next day, it is understood. Four police staff are isolating due to contact with the case, along with five Corrections staff and six prisoners. Email george.block@stuff.co.nz or SMS / Signal +64273041775In August, an officer at Spring Hill tested positive for the virus, but there have previously been no known positive tests among prisoners.

Source: Stuff September 19, 2021 01:21 UTC