COVID-19 Outbreaks in Correctional Facilities with Work-Release Programs - Idaho, July-November 2020.

Autor: Dunne EM, Morgan E, Wells-Moore B, Pierson S, Zakroff S, Haskell L, Link K, Powell J, Holland I, Elgethun K, Ball C, Haugen R, Hahn CG, Carter KK, Starr C
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report [MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep] 2021 Apr 23; Vol. 70 (16), pp. 589-594. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Apr 23.
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7016a3
Abstrakt: As of April 16, 2021, U.S. correctional and detention facilities reported 399,631 cases of COVID-19 in incarcerated persons, resulting in 2,574 deaths (1). During July 14-November 30, 2020, COVID-19 was diagnosed in 382 persons incarcerated in Idaho correctional facilities with work-release programs. Work-release programs (which place incarcerated persons in community businesses) have social and economic benefits, but might put participants at increased risk for bidirectional transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) operates 13 state-run correctional facilities, including six low-security facilities dedicated to work-release programs. This report describes COVID-19 outbreaks in five IDOC facilities with work-release programs,* provides the mitigation strategies that IDOC implemented, and describes the collaborative public health response. As of November 30, 2020, 382 outbreak-related COVID-19 cases were identified among incarcerated persons in five Idaho correctional facilities with work-release programs; two outbreaks were linked to food processing plants. Mitigation strategies that helped to control outbreaks in IDOC facilities with work-release programs included isolation of persons with COVID-19, identification and quarantine of close contacts, mass testing of incarcerated persons and staff members, and temporary suspension of work-release programs. Implementation of public health recommendations for correctional and detention facilities with work-release programs, including mass testing and identification of high-risk work sites, can help mitigate SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks. Incarcerated persons participating in work-release should be included in COVID-19 vaccination plans.
Competing Interests: All authors have completed and submitted the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors form for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. Kris K. Carter is an ex-officio nonvoting member of the Idaho Governor’s COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee. No other potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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