LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Eleven more Nebraska prison employees have tested positive for the coronavirus this week, state officials said.
The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services said Monday that another eight prison staffers had tested positive for COVID-19. Four of them work at the Lincoln Correctional Center, three work at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution and one staffer works at the Work Ethic Camp in McCook.
That followed a similar announcement Sunday that three other prison staff members had tested positive for the virus. Those workers are employed at the state Diagnostic and Evaluation Center, the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln and the Omaha Community Corrections Center.
All of the ill staff members are isolating themselves at home, and anyone who had close contact with them will be notified.
The department said a total of 263 corrections employees have now tested positive for the virus. Of those, 196 have recovered.
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