{"id":13168,"date":"2020-08-21T19:15:58","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T19:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=13168"},"modified":"2020-08-21T19:15:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T19:15:58","slug":"covid-19-kericho-gk-prison-on-total-lock-down-after-48-inmates-test-positive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/covid-19-kericho-gk-prison-on-total-lock-down-after-48-inmates-test-positive","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: Kericho GK Prison on total lock-down after 48 inmates test positive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: Nikko Tanui\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Kericho GK Prison has been placed on complete lockdown after 48 inmates tested positive for Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>In a notice to the prison authorities, the health department of the Kericho County Government barred movement in and outside the correctional facility.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Paul Chepkwony \u00a0in a statement this\u00a0morning, said the department of health was prompted by an upsurge in community infections.\u00a0&#8220;We initiated mass testing in public facilities including the GK Prisons which has now emerged as one of the most hit facilities in the county,\u201d said Chepkwony.<\/p>\n<p>He cautioned members of the public against visiting the facility until further notice.\u00a0Nonetheless, the Chepkwony added that the 48 inmates are asymptomatic and contact tracing is ongoing.\u00a0\u201cConsequently, the Department of Health and the Prisons Management, have put in place appropriate measures to curb the spread,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In a related development, four officers from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) at Kericho Law Courts also tested positive to Covid-19 last week leading to the suspension of court services courts for 14 days.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Chepkwony revealed that since May 2020, when the first Covid-19 patient at the county was admitted at the Kericho County Hospital, the county had tested a cumulative figure of 2689 samples, out of which 213 tested positive for Covid-19.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-group readmore my-3\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cOut of these, 61 are currently admitted in our isolation facilities, whereas 52 are being managed under the home-based care initiative,\u201d he said.\u00a0Chepkwony added that they had also successfully linked 32 cases to their home counties for management.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn a positive note, 63 patients have recovered and have been released,\u201d he said.\u00a0Two people, however, tested Covid-19 positive posthumously.\u00a0On June 20, Kamkunji Police Station\u00a0was also closed\u00a0after over 30 staff contracted Covid-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Nikko Tanui\u00a0 AfricaPress-Kenya: Kericho GK Prison has been placed on complete lockdown after 48 inmates tested positive for Covid-19. 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