COLORADO, USA — There are 1,558 inmates and 207 staff members with COVID-19 in Colorado's jails and prisons as of Tuesday and four inmates have died from the disease within the last week, according to a release from the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC).
The DOC said the majority of positive COVID-19 tests among inmates are asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms.
The DOC said both staff and inmates are required to wear masks or face coverings and when staff members enter a facility, the DOC said they are temperature checked and are assigned in areas to avoid cross-contamination