Offenders at Warm Springs Correctional Center (WSCC) remain on quarantine lockdown, and the majority of cases report feeling no symptoms.

As of this writing, there are 525 COVID-19 cases at WSCC in Carson City.

As of November 13, 424 inmates tested positive for COVID-19 according to lab results received by the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC).

Some offenders there report mild symptoms and three individuals were sent to the hospital, and all three have been discharged. One remains on oxygen, with numbers in the high 80s.

While Warm Springs Correctional Center is on lockdown, each unit is rotated through for a 30-minute shower and phone break, resulting in an average of three to four opportunities to call home and shower each week.

Additionally, offenders are being given up to an hour outside as NDOC works to balance safety while reducing the spread of the virus and maintaining as many of the privileges as possible.

Meals are being provided from Northern Nevada Correctional Center, and offenders receive a hot breakfast and dinner and a sack lunch.

424 inmates and seven staff members from Warm Springs Correctional Center (WSCC) in Carson City have tested positive for COVID-19, according to lab results received Friday by the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC).

Additionally, 25 staff members at other NDOC facilities have also tested positive for the virus through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing.

At this time, Warm Springs Correctional Center is in lockdown, with meals being delivered to each unit. Sanitation measures are being increased throughout the facility daily.

All Nevada Department of Corrections employees are tested for COVID-19 every two weeks and offenders are tested every three weeks. More frequent tests are administered when necessary. All staff are required to wear masks at all times and follow proper PPE protocols. All staff are screened for symptoms and temperatures are taken before entering any facility.

WSCC employees are required to wear N95 masks at all times and full gowns when entering the units.

The Department has implemented testing facility-wide and the remainder of WSCC’s population of 525 offenders and all staff will be tested Friday and Saturday.

NDOC will continue to monitor the situation at all facilities.

(NDOC)