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Public Health Response to COVID-19 Cases in Correctional and Detention Facilities — Louisiana, March–April 2020
On May 8, 2020, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Megan Wallace, DrPH1,2; Mariel Marlow, PhD2; Sean Simonson, MPH3; Marceia Walker, MEd3; Natalie Christophe, MPH3; Olivia Dominguez, MPH3; Lauren Kleamenakis, MPH3; Angie Orellana, MPH3; Doriselys Pagan-Pena, MPH3; Calandre Singh, MPH3; Michele Pogue3; Leslie Saucier, MPH3; Terrence Lo, DrPH2; Kelsey Benson, MPH2; Theresa Sokol, MPH3 (View author affiliations)COVID-19 can spread rapidly in correctional and detention facilities, where options for social distancing, isolation, and quarantine are limited.In Louisiana, 46 facilities have reported 489 COVID-19 cases among incarcerated or detained persons and 253 cases among staff members.