639 from prisons remain in hospital with Covid-19
Only 630 inmates and nine officers from prisons diagnosed with the Covid-19 virus presently remain in hospital, says the Prisons Department.
A total of 3,615 persons from the prisons had tested positive for the virus.
Of them, 2,850 inmates and 112 officers recovered, while five died.
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