Coronavirus in Ohio: More than 1,800 inmates at Marion Correctional test positive for COVID-19
Source: The Columbus Dispatch
Posted at 3:37 PM
The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus rose to 11,602 cases on Sunday
The new coronavirus has overtaken a vast majority of the prison population at the Marion Correctional Institution, state officials said Sunday.
The Ohio Department of Health reported more than 1,000 newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus across the state Sunday, bringing the total of confirmed and probable cases to 11,602. With 20 additional deaths, there have been 471 confirmed and probable deaths from COVID-19, state officials said.
The number of hospitalizations rose to 2,565. Franklin County now has 1,442 confirmed cases and 30 confirmed deaths.
Much of the increase in cases has come from Ohio’s prison system, as more tests have come back confirming that inmates and employees are infected.
Photos: Protests over stay-at-home orders at Ohio Statehouse
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