The one inmate who tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease was taken to a hospital on Saturday and is recovering, an official said.
An inmate at a Pennsylvania state prison near State College has tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease, the state Department of Corrections confirmed on Wednesday.
As a result, showers and water fountains have been shut off in the affected unit at the State Correctional Institution at Rockview, and inmates are being provided bottled water while testing continues, said Maria A. Bivens, press secretary for the Department of Corrections. Water systems are tested regularly at state prison, Bivens said, and the most recent tests did not show presence of the Legionella bacteria at Rockview.“Out of an abundance of caution, the showers and the water fountains on the affected unit will be offline until additional testing is complete. We are providing bottled water until the water fountains are confirmed to be safe,” Bivens said.
As of the end of March, there were 1,962 people incarcerated and 715 full-time employees at Rockview, according to state records.
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