TRI-CITIES, Wash. (AP) — About 220 officers and inmates at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in southeastern Washington have tested positive for COVID-19, nearly doubling in the last month.
The Department of Corrections brought in the Washington National Guard to administer coronavirus testing at the prison last week. The results showed 171 inmates and 47 staff members tested positive Tuesday. Two inmates died.
Coyote Ridge, located in Connell, has minimum- and medium-security units.