County of Wake issued the following announcement on Aug. 14.
Wake County Public Health has confirmed an outbreak of COVID-19 at the N.C. Correctional Institution for Women, located at 1034 Bragg St. in Raleigh.
The N.C. Department of Public Safety, which operates the prison, maintains a public dashboard that tracks the number of active COVID-19 cases at its facilities across the state.
The women’s prison had a previous outbreak in July 2020. No additional information about residents or employees within the facility will be disclosed.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services defines an outbreak as two or more people – residents or employees – testing positive for the virus.
Under NCDHHS Sec. Mandy Cohen’s Order No. 3, certain facilities that experience new outbreaks must fall back to previous restrictions and not allow visitors for 28 days. That includes nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult care homes, behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disability services, intermediate care facilities and psychiatric residential treatment facilities.
In addition, the county recommends that these facilities should follow the NCDHHS guidelines, which include:
- Ensuring staff wear the appropriate personal protective equipment at all times;
- Restricting employees from working at other locations;
- Practicing social distancing when possible; and
- Frequently cleaning surfaces with disinfectant.
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