2 State Prison inmates have Covid-19; 4 prison staff have also tested positive

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ)–Wednesday, The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) reported that two male inmates, both at SCI Phoenix (in Southeastern PA) have tested positive for Covid-19.

WTAJ was told that both males were not new inmates. Officials are still working to determine how the virus spread to the prison. They report that one of the inmates had met with a visitor within the last month (before new coronavirus concerns stopped such visits; we’re told potential exposure would’ve been through a window).

The DOC also reported that four prison staff, from unnamed prisons, have also tested positive for the coronavirus.

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