(CBS Detroit ) – At least 4,600 Michigan prisoners have tested positive for the coronavirus.
According to the Department of Corrections, five department staff and an officer have died from COVID-19.
READ MORE: Michigan Reports Its First Probable Case Of Monkeypox In Oakland CountyAnd 68 prisoners have also died.
READ MORE: Crime Without Punishment: Detroit Homicide Clearance Rates Rise as National Rates FallRoughly 3,600 prisoners have recovered but over 500 are currently fighting the virus.
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