Prisons and jails number among the top hotspots forĀ coronavirusĀ outbreaks in the US – and new Harvard University research suggests that for every one person who goes into a jail, another two people in the communities they return to develop COVID-19.
By the end of last month at least 78,526 people had tested positive for coronavirus in US prisons.
It’s no surprise that coronavirus can spread like wildfire in jails and prisons where hundreds or thousands of people live in close quarters and share communal bathrooms and dining areas.