State officials say two inmates in Arizona’s have tested positive for the coronavirus. The cases are the first reported within the state prison system since the beginning of the outbreak.
The Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry announced late Tuesday that one of the inmates has been hospitalized since March 27 because of symptoms unrelated to the coronavirus. The patient had previously tested negatively twice at the unspecified hospital for the virus.
The department said the second inmate tested positive at a privately operated state facility in the Tucson suburb of Marana.
Both inmates are receiving what the department called appropriate medical care for COVID-19.
