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More than 50 test positive for COVID-19 at Kentucky State Reformatory in La Grange

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More than 50 test positive for COVID-19 at Kentucky State Reformatory in La Grange
More than 50 people -- one who died -- contracted COVID-19 at the Kentucky State Reformatory in La Grange, state officials confirm.Officials with the Kentucky Department of Corrections confirmed to WLKY that 45 inmates and five staff members tested positive for COVID-19.According to Kentucky DOC, infected staff members are quarantining at home and inmates are being separated based on medical conditions.One of the inmates who tested positive died Sunday, officials said. The official cause of death is pending autopsy results.Additional details have not been released.According to the DOC's website, measures have been put in place across the state's facilities to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The state agency is following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which includes guidance on enhanced cleaning, social distancing and medical isolation.The Kentucky DOC also posts the daily count of COVID-19 infections at its facilities. According to the latest update Monday, more than 600 inmates in Kentucky have tested positive for COVID-19.Click here for more information.

More than 50 people -- one who died -- contracted COVID-19 at the Kentucky State Reformatory in La Grange, state officials confirm.

Officials with the Kentucky Department of Corrections confirmed to WLKY that 45 inmates and five staff members tested positive for COVID-19.

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According to Kentucky DOC, infected staff members are quarantining at home and inmates are being separated based on medical conditions.

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One of the inmates who tested positive died Sunday, officials said. The official cause of death is pending autopsy results.

Additional details have not been released.

According to the DOC's website, measures have been put in place across the state's facilities to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The state agency is following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which includes guidance on enhanced cleaning, social distancing and medical isolation.

The Kentucky DOC also posts the daily count of COVID-19 infections at its facilities. According to the latest update Monday, more than 600 inmates in Kentucky have tested positive for COVID-19.

Click here for more information.