Two more state prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last week. That makes a total of four prisoners and 15 staff who have tested positive for the disease.
The first prisoner who tested positive is scheduled to be released from William S. Key Correctional Center in Fort Supply, Okla. this week. He was tested because it's the Oklahoma Department of Corrections’ policy to test prisoners shortly before they leave the agency’s custody.
When the prisoner’s test result came back positive on June 16, he was put into isolation and 102 other prisoners living in the same unit were quarantined and tested. Of that group, one additional man tested positive.
According to a Department of Corrections spokesperson, neither of the men showed symptoms.
Currently, the agency is following CDC testing guidelines and prioritizing tests for prisoners who show symptoms, or are exposed to infected people.
