The state Department of Correction has launched a second round of mass testing of staff and prisoners for the coronavirus.
Since this second phase began about two weeks ago, 2,538 staff members have been tested with only three asymptomatic positive results — a 0.1% positivity rate, state officials said. In all, 386 staff members have contracted the virus and 378 have recovered, according to a news release.
The second round of prisoner testing began July 23 at the Robinson Correctional Institution and has since moved on to the Osborn Correctional Institution. To date, a total of 834 prisoners were tested and 64 have been confirmed as asymptomatic positives, an 8% positivity rate.