REVEALED: More than 1,000 inmates in California’s San Quentin prison now have coronaviruses
- As of Monday, 1,015 inmates at the prison had tested positive for COVID-19
- The number has increased by 973 in just two weeks.
- The increase is believed to have been caused by an influx of inmates from the California Institute for Men
- Sixteen inmates died from the virus; 121 were transferred to San Quintín on May 31
- Governor Gavin Newsom said Monday that some inmates would be removed for treatment at medical facilities.
- Occurs when the number of cases in the US continues to increase
More than 1,000 inmates at California’s San Quentin prison have tested positive for coronavirus, meaning that more than a third of the entire facility’s population now has the virus.
The number increased from 823 on Sunday to 1,015 on Monday, an increase of 22 percent. There have been 973 new cases in prison in the past 14 days.
The prison now has by far the highest number of cases of all correctional facilities in California.
Last week, 30 of the cases were prison staff and five infected prisoners were released.
More than 1,000 inmates at California’s San Quentin prison have tested positive for coronavirus, meaning more than a third of the entire facility’s population now has the virus
This is how cases in the California prison system have skyrocketed since early May. The blue line represents the prison system compared to the rest of the state and the country.
It is unclear where they were released and whether they were forced to quarantine once they left custody.
San Francisco Gate reports that the infections spiked a month ago when 121 inmates from the California Institute for Men were transferred in Chinese.
The infected inmates did not separate enough from each other when they arrived and spread the virus quickly.
It also comes amid increased evidence across the prison system.
However, the increase in cases is not reflected in an increase in deaths.
The increase in the prison system reflects the continued increase in cases across the state and the rest of the country, leading to fears that another closure will be required.
Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered the nightlife to be closed amid growing numbers.
Florida, Arizona and Texas are also seeing troubling increases in the number of cases.
Newsom announced Monday at a press conference that some of the prisoners and guards may be taken to a medical center for treatment.
Prisons have been a cause for concern since the pandemic began, with hundreds of prisoners gathered in closed places with no option but to live on top of each other.
It pushed many leaders to start freeing themselves from what they considered to be nonviolent criminals.
There have been no COVID-19 deaths in prison, while 16 inmates at the California Men’s Institute died from the virus.
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