LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — More cases of coronavirus are being reported among Nebraska prison system staffers.
The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services said in a news release Sunday night that five staff members had tested positive — one each at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution, the Community Corrections Center in Omaha, and the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln, the Diagnostic and Evaluation Center and the department's central office, all in Lincoln.
The latest cases bring the number of Nebraska prison staffers infected since the outbreak began to 230. Of those, 175 have since recovered.