Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
CDC Study: Testing Of Inmates Didn't Provide True Picture
AP: CDC Study Suggests Inmates Should Have Been Tested In Mass
Correctional facilities that resisted mass coronavirus testing for inmates erred in their decision to only test inmates with symptoms, leading to large initial undercounts, a recent study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention suggested. The study released this week examined 13 prisons and jails in California, Colorado, Ohio and Texas, and three federal prisons in states that weren’t identified. (Welsh-Huggins, 8/20)
AP: Coronavirus Cases In Missouri Prisons Spike 50% This Month
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Missouri prisons have spiked more than 50% so far this month, an increase a spokeswoman attributes to heightened testing. There have been 333 new cases among prisoners and Department of Corrections staff so far this month, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Previously, the prison system reported 661 cases cumulatively. (8/20)
Detroit Free Press: Coronavirus Outbreak Hits Muskegon Correctional Facility In Michigan
Nearly half the men incarcerated at a west Michigan prison have tested positive for COVID-19, a surge in hundreds of infections since the facility saw its first confirmed case in late July. As of Thursday evening, 612 prisoners at Muskegon Correctional Facility — 47% of the population of 1,296 people — and 15 staff were confirmed to have the virus. (Jackson, 8/21)
