Mass virus testing in state prisons reveals hidden asymptomatic infections; feds join effort

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Mass virus testing in state prisons reveals hidden asymptomatic infections; feds join effort
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Even as vulnerable prison systems have ramped up quarantines and contact tracing investigations, increased testing is proving just as crucial in assessing the virus’ spread within detention systems as it is in the outside world.

Even as vulnerable prison systems have ramped up scrutiny of inmates and staffers with broad quarantines and elaborate contact tracing investigations, increased testing is proving just as crucial in assessing the virus’ spread within detention systems as it is in the free world.

Testing capacity has been the central focus of many governors as they weigh when and how they will re-emerge from near total lockdowns prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. As expected, the universal testing yielded more infections, including a large contingent of asymptomatic inmates. DeWine said the state numbers"did not necessarily indicate a new problem at these facilities, but simply wider testing."

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