The Hawaii Department of Public Safety (PSD) Health Care Division is working with the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) to conduct mass testing for COVID-19 at all correctional facilities statewide. The Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) health care and security staff have begun inmate testing. All 84 inmate test results' received so far were negative. The 7 Halawa Correctional Facility staff results received today were all negative.
Mass testing at the Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) continues with the help of DOH and the Hawaii National Guard. All 47 OCCC staff results received were negative. Of the 72 OCCC inmate results received, 5 were positive and 67 were negative. There are currently no inmates hospitalized. The number of recovered inmates has increased to 312. Information on PSD’s planning and response to COVID-19 can be found at: http://dps.hawaii.gov/blog/2020/03/17/coronavirus-covid-19-information-and-resources/.
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