December 12, 2020
According to the DPS website, there are 6,493 positive tests (17.6%) in North Carolina prisons, which is far above the 11% positive test rate amongst the state’s overall population. To date, 26 people incarcerated in our state’s prisons have died from COVID-19. (data as of 12/11 3:00pm EST)
Source: NCDPS.gov