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Westmoreland County Prison Dealing With Massive COVID-19 Outbreak

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) - The Westmoreland County Prison is dealing with a massive COVID-19 outbreak.

According to the Trib, more than 100 inmates and a number of staffers have been infected over the past 10 days.

The interim warden says two units are on lockdown. The prison has almost 500 inmates.

The Trib reports that the interim warden said officials haven't identified the cause of the outbreak.

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