“The warden and his staff are working very hard to safeguard everyone and mitigate further spread of the virus,” said Tommy Johnson, PSD deputy director for corrections, in a statement.
HCCC has implemented quarantine measures and suspended the movements of inmates exiting the facility. Only one staff member tested positive out of the 49 who were tested, according to a news release from the department. The new cases were discovered following a mass testing effort currently underway at the facility. The Hawaii Department of Public Safety today reported 61 new confirmed coronavirus cases among inmates at the Hawaii Community Correctional Center, bringing the total confirmed inmate cases at the Hilo facility to 71.
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