Six officers in Limerick Prison test positive for Covid-19

Six prison officers in Limerick Prison have tested positive for Covid-19. Picture: Dan Linehan

Six prison officers in Limerick Prison have tested positive for Covid-19, but no more inmates have contracted the virus.

Two batches of mass testing have been conducted on the 235 or so prisoners in the jail after one inmate in the general prison population was confirmed as having Covid-19.