BERLIN â Over 25 percent of the inmates at the federal prison in Berlin have tested positive for COVID-19 as the outbreak there continues to grow. The Bureau of Prisons Monday afternoon reported 173 active cases among the inmates and three positive staff members. Those numbers have increased since Friday when 147 inmates and two staff members tested positive.
With the area currently experiencing the highest number of positive COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, the city council Monday night was scheduled to consider renewing its mask ordinance.
The city approved a mask ordinance last fall and in January voted to keep the ordinance in place as long as the state mask ordinance is in effect. Gov. Chris Sununu lifted the state mask ordinance Friday.