[crusty old prospector]

GREGG COUNTY — The Gregg County Sheriff’s Office updated the community on events regarding COVID-19 in jail facilities. According to our news partner KETK, mass testing for the virus was conducted for all staff and inmates at the north and south jail facilities on May 19. A total of 685 tests were administered. Results showed that all inmates housed at the south facility tested negative for COVID-19, but 38 inmates housed at the north jail facility tested positive for the virus. One jail staff member tested positive, but there was no information regarding which facility they work at. The Sheriff’s Office also mentioned all the inmates and the staff member are asymptomatic. All positive inmates are being closely monitored and the staff member has been placed on leave pending a negative test result.

38 asymptomatic cases in one jail. We've been had.

[CodeJockey]

Wayne County, NC has recorded over 1,000 cases of coronavirus. As of Tuesday morning’s update from Wayne County Government, there have been 1,028 total positive cases of COVID-19 in Wayne County. 469 of those cases came from the Neuse Correctional Institution and 69 cases were attributed to other congregate care living facilities.

Of the 469 cases at the prison, 98% were reported as asymptomatic.

We've been snookered.