by Patricia Bermudez, PIA4A November 23, 2021 BJMP staff with persons deprived of liberty. CALAMBA CITY, Laguna — The Bureau of Jail Manag...
November 23, 2021
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CALAMBA CITY, Laguna — The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Calabarzon continues to promote the Covid-19 vaccination program among persons deprived of liberty (PDL) in a bid to prevent the coronavirus disease 2019 from spreading in detention centers.
In a report to the Calabarzon Regional Task Force on Covid-19, the BJMP Calabarzon said some 21,489 PDLs in the region are already vaccinated against the disease, preventing them from contracting complications should they test positive from the virus.
This constitutes around 88 percent of the target population among PDLs currently staying in detention centers managed by the BJMP Calabarzon.
Based on their latest data, there are 24,538 PDL in the region who are eligible to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
Aside from persons in conflict with the law, the BJMP Calabarzon extended its Covid-19 vaccination program to its 2,068 personnel.
In its report, around 1,988 BJMP staff have already received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccines.
Meanwhile, 80 BJMP personnel are yet to be inoculated against the disease.
As of November 10, the BJMP Calabarzon reported 467 confirmed Covid-19 cases among PDLs under its care.
Some 452 PDLs have already recovered from the disease while four died due to complications and 11 are already released.
Meanwhile, 424 personnel tested positive from the disease, while two are currently being treated in isolation facilities.
Around 422 patients were declared as recovered, while no fatalities were reported among BJMP staff. —PB
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