More than 700 inmates in Lampang have been infected. It is estimated that the source of the infection was from the first inmates who received the new ones who had just moved.
Today (February 13, 65) Lampang Correctional Institution, Hang Chat District, Lampang Province still found more inmates getting sick every day. Which is the number of infections with covids that are increasing day by day. Yesterday, the Lampang Provincial Public Health Office situation report 305 inmates have been infected and today 204 more, accumulating since the first case was found. Since February 8, 2021, there have been 719 cases.
while proactive disease screening As many as 1,100 high-risk prisoners have been found. In the past, health officials have tested 1,238 people for the cause of the infection. Within the detention area of the Lampang Special Rehabilitation Center which is a place of detention of male inmates in drug cases It is considered a large prison in the North. that often have to move prisoners from many All provinces in the north came to detention, with the expectation that the infection came from prisoners who had just moved into the Lampang correctional facility. Even though inmates are detained and check the infection before entering the sun with a negative result But there was an outbreak until Probably caused by omikron that dodges detection well. Therefore, it cannot be detected in the first round. until the infection spreads within the confined sun
Dr. Prasert Kitsuwanrat Lampang provincial public health doctor revealed that the situation in this prison confirmed that the province can control the outbreak. which is currently in a limited circle without spreading to the outside and ask Lampang people to be confident that the province will control the disease so the situation will return to normal soon
Prisoner Cluster Infection This Lampang Correctional Institution, according to the disease investigation report, knew that on February 8, 2022, Hang Chat Hospital Ten inmates tested positive for ATK following showing symptoms of fever. be treated in the hospital in the Lampang Correctional Institution causing the disease investigation team to rush to the area to assess the risks of all inmates There are more than 1,000 people, including officials. For this Lampang Special Correctional Institution Inmates are vaccinated. 99.90% of the newly transferred inmates who have not been vaccinated
Information from: Regional correspondent, Lampang Province
Photo credit: Lampang Provincial Reporter
