In four US state prisons, some 3,300 inmates test positive for coronavirus -- 96% without symptoms

[Elderberry]

Press TV 4/25/2020

In four US state prisons, some 3,300 inmates test positive for coronavirus -- 96% without symptoms

When the first cases of the new coronavirus surfaced in Ohio’s prisons, the director in charge felt like she was fighting a ghost.

“We weren’t always able to pinpoint where all the cases were coming from,” said Annette Chambers-Smith, director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. As the virus spread, they began mass testing.

They started with the Marion Correctional Institution, which houses 2,500 prisoners in north central Ohio, many of them older with pre-existing health conditions. After testing 2,300 inmates for the coronavirus, they were shocked. Of the 2,028 who tested positive, close to 95% had no symptoms.

“It was very surprising,” said Chambers-Smith, who oversees the state’s 28 correctional facilities.

As mass coronavirus testing expands in prisons, large numbers of inmates are showing no symptoms. In four state prison systems — Arkansas, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia — 96% of 3,277 inmates who tested positive for the coronavirus were asymptomatic, according to interviews with officials and records reviewed by Reuters. That’s out of 4,693 tests that included results on symptoms.

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[Smokin Joe]

Still working on the denominator...

[musiclady]

Unfortunately though most of the prisoners have shown no symptoms, we’ve lost correctional officers.

Chambers- Smith has done a remarkable job in separating the prisoners and guards into cohorts so that there’s minimal co-mingling with other groups.

They’re also only serving two meals (brunch) and allowing prisoners to take food to their cells to reduce social contact.

So for a very messy situation, she is handling it well.

[LegalAmerican]

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[Smokin Joe]

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