Four area prisons are continuing to battle outbreaks of the COVID-19 virus among hundreds of inmates and staff members.
Lowell Correctional Institution in Ocala has identified 12 cases among two inmates and 10 staff members. There have been 14 negative results and another 181 prisoners are awaiting test results. Twenty-five inmates also are in medical isolation, while 634 are in medical quarantine and 54 are in security quarantine.
Marion Correctional Institution in Ocala also is reporting two cases, both among staff members. Six inmates have tested negative and four are in security quarantine, according to a report released Saturday by the Florida Department of Corrections.
The federal prison in Coleman reported 216 cases Saturday among 165 inmates and 51 staff members. The most cases – 114 – have been reported at the medium-security portion of the prison among 96 inmates and 18 staff members. One inmate in that wing of the prison died earlier this month and two prisoners are listed as recovered.
Another 77 cases have been identified in the low-security area of the prison among 65 inmates and two staff members. Two inmates and two staff members also have recovered from the virus.
Twenty-five cases also have been reported in the high-security wings among four inmates and 21 staff members. One inmate and three staff members have recovered from the illness.
Another 126 cases have been identified at the Sumter Correctional Institution in Bushnell. Those are divided among 103 inmates and 23 staff members. Three inmates previously have died at the facility, while two currently are in security quarantine and 67 have tested negative.