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COVID surge in SLC prisons is âterrifying,â says inmateâs wife
WWNY COVID surge in SLC prisons is âterrifying,â says inmateâs wife By Keith Benman | January 12, 2021 at 5:21 PM EST - Updated January 12 at 9:39 PM
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. (WWNY) - COVID-19 cases continue to surge at prisons in St. Lawrence County. Everyone is concerned. Some say itâs more like terrified.
The total of COVID-19 cases has doubled at Gouverneur Correctional Facility in the last two weeks. That has anyone there with loved ones wondering how much worse can it get?
âItâs just something very dark. Very dark. Something thatâs terrifying,â said Diana Escobar, Gouverneur inmateâs wife.
Gouverneur prison has 50 inmates with COVID
WWNY Gouverneur prison has 50 inmates with COVID By Keith Benman | December 29, 2020 at 4:41 PM EST - Updated December 29 at 7:11 PM
TOWN OF GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. (WWNY) - Gouverneur has become a COVID-19 hotspot and an outbreak at the prison there is a big contributor.
COVID-19 is spreading in the town of Gouverneur. A St. Lawrence County Public Health map shows it has 96 active cases, by far the highest of any town in the county. And there may be more ahead.
“It’s the wintertime. Those are significant numbers and we haven’t hit the so-called scientific Christmas surge yet,” said Ronald McDougall, Gouverneur mayor.