Arkansas Department of Corrections issued the following announcement on Dec. 23.
Here are the latest COVID numbers for the Department of Corrections. Numbers are current as of 12/22/21. All positive inmates (testing positive/not recovered) are at East Arkansas Regional Unit, McPherson Unit, and Mississippi County Work Release. Staff information represents employees from multiple locations within the Department.
TOTAL TESTS*
95,623
*The number of total tests includes all Inmate/Resident/DOC Staff testing that was processed by the Arkansas Department of Health.
INMATES/RESIDENTS
Testing positive/recovered – 12,769
Testing positive/not recovered – 23
DOC STAFF
Testing positive/not recovered – 25
Original source can be found here.
Source: Arkansas Department of Corrections
