COVID-19 UPDATE FOR AUGUST 18, 2024

DAILY COVID-19 UPDATE AUGUST 18, 2024 

Current Statistics 

SRJ has 4 positive inmate COVID-19 cases 

• 0 Asymptomatic 
• 4 Symptomatic  

Aggregate Statistics:  

39905 tests completed with 37493 negatives, 2412 positives, and 0 pending. 

• To date, 5 inmates have been admitted to the hospital due to complications from COVID-19. Of this number, 0 currently remain hospitalized.  

• To date, 0 inmates have died as a result of complications from COVID-19. 

Staff and Contractor Statistics:  

• SRJ has 0 current positive staff/contractor cases. There has been a total of 760 staff/contractor cases of COVID-19, and 760 have recovered.     

Note: Staff members and/or contractors who test positive may not return to work until cleared pursuant to CDC Guidelines.  The Staff/contractor COVID-positive case numbers are based upon staff/5 self-reported and in-house test results.  The actual COVID-positive case rate may be higher, and the data is accurate only as of the time of posting.    

Population: 

SRJ’s population update is as follows: 

• SRJ inmate population on March 1, 2020: 2008 

Today’s SRJ inmate population: 1596 

There are 0 RED inmates and 4 DARK RED inmates housed in either OPHU or 3B. Red patients include both patients with COVID-19 symptoms awaiting test results and patients with positive COVID-19 results. (For a description of the SRJ patient color-coding system please see the Outbreak Control Plan.) Red patients will be released individually from OPHU, HU 8F when cleared by medical. Yellow housing units and/or pods are listed below. Quarantines in these housing units and/or pods will remain in effect until the date listed, which is a date 10 days after the index patient presented with symptoms, or sooner if the index case’s test results come back negative.