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In December 2019, the CDC began monitoring an infectious disease outbreak caused by a new coronavirus strain first identified in Wuhan, China. On February 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced an official name for the disease: COVID-19, which was officially named a pandemic on March 11, 2020.
The first case in the United States was announced on January 21, 2020, in the state of Washington. The first fatality in the United States was announced on February 28, 2020. Find COVID-19 breaking news, what corrections officers and staff need to know about the novel coronavirus, and tips for public safety leaders in how to prepare for and educate the public on the coronavirus here on Corrections1.
Officials say the number of deaths has more to do with who is at risk of contracting and becoming ill from the virus
Cpl. Mark Rustemeyer, 58, is the first state correctional employee to die from COVID-19
IDOC is protecting staff and inmates by "implementing surveillance and outbreak mitigation testing strategies"
The virus is taking its toll on the staff and has required significant use of overtime to keep things running
Officer David Christensen, 62, who worked at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center, died Dec. 29
The BOP had initially planned to reserve the vaccine only for staff members, but some high-risk inmates have also been vaccinated
Corrections officials have not said how many people have been vaccinated, or how many are slated for this or future phases
At the time of the 2009 procedure, Romell Broom was only the second inmate nationally to survive an execution after they began in modern times
Nurses, doctors and COs who are in close contact with infected prisoners are the highest priority for the vaccines
"Their work was instrumental in improving the atmosphere in our facilities during these unsettling times," an official said
Correctional leaders should commit themselves and their staff to apply lessons learned from the challenges of 2020 into policies and emergency planning
Since March, 171 federal inmates have died of the coronavirus
Between mid-August and mid-October, the cumulative number of inmate infections more than tripled and total staff cases more than doubled
Michael Padavona is locked up in FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey, which was ravaged by coronavirus last month
The money is coming from dollars already allocated to the department, but hasn't been spent yet due to vacancies
In December 2019, the CDC began monitoring an infectious disease outbreak caused by a new coronavirus strain first identified in Wuhan, China. On February 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced an official name for the disease: COVID-19, which was officially named a pandemic on March 11, 2020.
The first case in the United States was announced on January 21, 2020, in the state of Washington. The first fatality in the United States was announced on February 28, 2020. Find COVID-19 breaking news, what corrections officers and staff need to know about the novel coronavirus, and tips for public safety leaders in how to prepare for and educate the public on the coronavirus here on Corrections1.
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