Covid: 200 inmates isolating at Perth Prison after 30 test positive By Katy Scott October 25 2021, 12:35pm October 25 2021, 12:35pm Share Covid: 200 inmates isolating at Perth Prison after 30 test positive Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/perth-kinross/2680602/covid-200-inmates-isolating-perth-prison/ Copy Link Perth Prison About 200 inmates are isolating at Perth Prison due to a Covid-19 outbreak. Prison bosses have confirmed that 30 people at the Edinburgh Road facility have tested positive for coronavirus. All inmates on the prison’s fourth floor are isolating as a result. Two weeks ago, the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) confirmed there were seven positive cases and about 40 inmates were self-isolating – but the situation has since escalated. One of the halls at Perth Prison. On Friday, official figures showed there were 1,295 individuals self-isolating across all Scottish prisons with 219 positive cases in total. A spokesperson for the SPS told The Courier: “There are 30 positive cases and about 200 self isolating [at HMP Perth]. “Whenever we have a positive case, we need to isolate any close contacts as a precautionary measure. “These are our standard procedures and we do it in all the establishments.”
