10 more COVID-19 cases reported in St. Louis County Prison | Coronavirus

As of Friday night, 10 more prisoners had tested positive for the coronavirus, said Jeff Smith, a member of the prison advisory board. ThursdayAfter the dispatch, nine prisoners and one employee reported positives, showing the first reported signs of prison spread.

So far, 439 of the 867 prison inmates have been tested, and the advisory board expects additional pending results next week.

Until this week, the incidence of coronavirus in the facility was very low — post-dispatch reports have shown that 24 employees and 37 prisoners have been positive since the outbreak of the pandemic, and all previous cases , The individual was tracked to be infected before entering prison. ..

Inquiries to the prison director regarding additional cases and quarantine policies were not returned immediately on Friday.

Post-dispatch Taylor Tiamoyo Harris contributed to this report.