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Texas Prison Has More COVID-19 Cases Than 85% Of US Counties

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Texas Prison Has More COVID-19 Cases Than 85% Of US Counties

Texas Prison Has More COVID-19 Cases Than 85% Of US Counties

A low-security men's prison in Texas presents a cautionary tale about the danger of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in congregate living settings.

CNN reports the former holding facility for WWII Japanese and German detainees is the hardest-hit federal prison in the United States.

The Bureau of Prisons says more than 1,300 of the roughly 1,750 prisoners at FCI Seagoville prison and camp have tested positive for the virus.

Put another way, that's a stunning three out of every four inmates.

So far, three inmates at the prison have died from COVID-19.

The outbreak means that the facility has more coronavirus cases than about 85% of the counties in the US.

Nationally, more than 10,000 federal inmates and 1,300 BOP employees have tested positive for coronavirus, while 111 inmates and one staffer have died.


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