July 30, 2009
Swine flu at Ironwood, Chuckawalla and Chino
…Meanwhile, state prison officials on Wednesday said, eight state prisons, including three in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, had isolated or limited the movement and visitation privileges of hundreds of inmates because of suspected and confirmed swine flu-like cases.
Since July 16, more than 730 inmates at Chino State Men's Institution at Chino have been quarantined after 13 men became ill with flu-like symptoms, said Luis Patino, spokesman for California Prison Health Care Services. Seven of the sick inmates were confirmed to have swine flu, he said.
Ironwood State Prison in Blythe had two confirmed and four suspected swine flu cases since July 16, Patino said. Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Blythe had three confirmed and 55 suspected swine flu cases since June 30, he said.
Patino didn't immediately know how many inmates were being quarantined at Ironwood or Chuckawalla…
LINK - PE.com (The Press-Enterprise)
