The Hawaii Department of Public Safety’s (PSD) Health Care Division is working with DOH, the Hawai‘i National Guard (HING) and community partners, to conduct mass testing for COVID-19 at all correctional facilities statewide.
The Hawai‘i Community Correctional Center (HCCC) has begun inmate and staff testing. The first batch of test results received for 22 HCCC inmates and 18 staff were all negative. The test result for one (1) Maui Community Correctional Center inmate was negative. Negative results were also received for 16 Kaua‘i Community Correctional Center staff and one (1) Kulani Correctional Facility staff member.
DOH testing of O‘ahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) inmates is continuous. Of the six (6) new inmate test results received today, one (1) was positive, three (3) were negative and two (2) were inconclusive. Additionally, 97% of inmates and 86% of staff who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered. Information on PSD’s planning and response to COVID-19 can be found at: http://dps.hawaii.gov/blog/2020/03/17/coronavirus-covid-19-information-and-resources/.