Nearly 800 inmates test positive for COVID-19 in California federal prison
By J. Edward Moreno - 05/09/20 07:38 PM EDT
There are almost 800 positive cases of coronavirus at the Federal Correctional Institution Lompoc in California as of this week, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The news marks an increase of over 300 cases in recent days. The increase also means that 70 percent of the prison's population has been infected, according to the news outlet.
The California prison now accounts for 47 percent of confirmed coronavirus cases in the federal prison system, according to information from the Bureau of Prisons obtained by the Times.
Eleven of the cases are among staff at the prison, which houses 1,162 low-security inmates.
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