COVID-19 outbreak hits North Carolina women’s prison

RALEIGH, NC (AP) — Authorities say a Raleigh prison for women is grappling with the coronavirus outbreak and will soon test all inmates.

The North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women in Raleigh tested 227 inmates in a housing unit last week, and 45 COVID-19 tests came back positive over the weekend.

Those figures were announced Monday by the state’s Department of Public Safety.

They came as North Carolina recorded its highest day of current hospitalizations at 982.

Last month, North Carolina announced its plan to test all prison inmates and staff members.