MANILA, Philippines — A 72-year-old detainee in the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City has tested positive for the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which causes COVID-19, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) revealed Saturday. In a Facebook post, BuCor said the detainee is being treated at the Sta. ADVERTISEMENT“Today, 18 April 2020, Correctional Institution for Women(CIW) at Mandaluyong City reported that one PDL patient hospitalized at the Sta. Ana Hospital tested positive for SARS CoV 2 (causative agent of COVID-19),” read the statement. Meanwhile, BuCor assured that other penal farms and prisons have not reported any confirmed case of the coronavirus disease.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 18, 2020 10:18 UTC