LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada state health and prison officials are charting a sharp spike in coronavirus case counts among inmates and employees at facilities around the state, amid calls from advocates for more transparency.
An acting state corrections spokesman didn't immediately respond Monday to messages about state Health and Human Services report counting 1,103 people in corrections custody positive for COVID-19. That was up from 646 cases on Nov. 20, when officials reported almost 80% of inmates at Warm Springs Correctional Center tested positive.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada and prison advocates have called for more action from state officials to the pandemic.