LINCOLN- Since testing at the facility began one week ago, thirty-four inmates tested positive for the virus. One inmate was tested after arrival at the hospital for another issue and remains hospitalized now. Testing began after one inmate tested positive, then expanded once the facility was placed on quarantine. Over 600 people agreed to get tested, as it is voluntary. Once a person tests positive, they are housed away from the general prison population.

Thirteen inmates have tested positive at the Diagnostic and Evaluation Center. Fifty-seven inmates living in Nebraska correctional facilities have tested positive since the beginning of the pandemic.

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