RALEIGH â Over 100 inmates at a North Carolina prison in Raleigh have tested positive for COVID-19, as the facility faces one of the worst prison outbreaks in the state.
Wake Correctional Center, a minimum-security prison for men, reported 119 active cases of the virus on Tuesday, according to N.C. Department of Public Safety data. As of that day, nearly 35% of inmate tests were returning positive, and 11 staff members were out due to a positive result.
Across the state s prison system, DPS reported a total of 555 active cases, and an overall 1.9% positive rate.
It s Wake Correctional Center s first outbreak, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. The department said the outbreak was first reported on Friday.
I just feel scared for my life. At a Raleigh prison, one in three inmates has COVID Julian Shen-Berro, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Feb. 3 Over 100 inmates at a North Carolina prison in Raleigh have tested positive for COVID-19, as the facility faces one of the worst prison outbreaks in the state.
Wake Correctional Center, a minimum-security prison for men, reported 119 active cases of the virus on Tuesday, according to N.C. Department of Public Safety data. As of that day, nearly 35% of inmate tests were returning positive, and 11 staff members were out due to a positive result.