Mass Testing Completed at the Saguaro Correctional Center In Arizona
Broad-based testing of Hawai‘i inmates at the Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona was completed this afternoon for 1,011 inmates. The testing was administered by CoreCivic Health Services and results are expected to take up to three days. The total number of Hawai‘i inmates in medical isolation at Saguaro with active positive COVID cases is currently 61. There are six inmates in the hospital (one was removed from the hospital list after being added in error). The Hawai‘i inmates with pending test results will remain in a precautionary 14-day quarantine until the results are received.
The Halawa Correctional Facility on O‘ahu reported a positive test result for one employee who last worked on Monday. PSD is working with DOH on contact tracing at the facility. DOH testing of O‘ahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) inmates and staff is continuous. Of the 49 inmate test results received, only one was positive. There are no OCCC inmates in the hospital. All 18 OCCC staff results received were negative. PSD’s 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 other correctional facilities statewide. The Kaua‘i Community Correctional Center received 26 negative staff re-test results. Additionally, 90% of PSD staff who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered.