ENFIELD, CT – MAY 03: A sign stands in front of Cybulski Rehabilitation Center, which includes the military Veterans Unit on May 3, 2016 in Enfield, Connecticut. The Veterans Unit houses some 110 prisoners, all U.S. military veterans convicted of crimes ranging from petty larceny to murder, all with typically less than two years left on their sentences. The unit is part of a Connecticut Department of Correction program to turn some prisons into reintegration centers to prepare inmates for successful re-entry into society. Criminal justice and prison reforms are taking hold with bi-partisan support nationwide in an effort to reduce prison populations and recidivism. The state’s criminal justice reforms fall under Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy’s “Second Chance Society” legislation. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Five Department of Correction inmates have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus in Enfield.
Officials say all five individuals at the Willard-Cybulski Correctional Institution have been isolated and are receiving medical care from the Agency’s Healthcare staff.
The entire facility has been placed on lock down in order to limit the spread of the virus.
“As in the community at large, we at the Department of Correction anticipated that there would be an increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, and we are prepared for this scenario,” said DOC Commissioner Rollin Cook.
The additional confirmed cases brings the total number of offenders who have the COVID-19 virus to seven in different facilities in Connecticut.
Earlier in the week, officials from the Department of Corrections said a 24-year-old man and a 32-year-old man tested positive for COVID-19 at Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center in Uncasville.
The names of those inmates will not be released due to HIPAA laws.
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Officials from the Department of Correction also said they have taken several steps to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus including the suspension of outside visits, wellness checks, and placing all new inmates in a 14-day isolation units.
