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Second Wasco State Prison employee tests positive for COVID-19

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WASCO, Calif. — A second Wasco State Prison employee has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

In a press release Sunday, the CDCR listed 17 of its employees have tested positive so far in correctional facilities across California.

The first employee at Wasco State Prison tested positive for COVID-19 last week.

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