More Covid-19 cases have been reported in Vermont’s prisons, including new cases at the Springfield prison and St. Albans correctional center.
Two incarcerated individuals at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans have tested positive for the coronavirus, Rachel Feldman, a state Department of Corrections spokesperson, said Friday.
Also, Feldman said, two staff members at Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield have tested positive for Covid-19.
The latest Covid-19 cases come as the corrections department awaits results from its most recent round of mass testing of incarcerated individuals at Northern State Correctional Facility in Newport on Thursday.
The results were not available as of Friday afternoon.
Newport has been the site of an outbreak that has resulted in 39 Covid-19 cases so far, including 32 among incarcerated individuals and seven among staff.
Feldman said Friday that one of the incarcerated individuals has been medically cleared, and more are expected to be medically cleared soon.
A vaccination mandate went into effect earlier this week for all staff members working in Vermont’s prisons, and any employees who refuse to be vaccinated now face additional restrictions, including regular testing for Covid-19.