Mothers of inmates worried after sons test positive for COVID-19

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Mothers of inmates worried after sons test positive for COVID-19

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) -"As COVID-19 continues to surge in South Carolina, prisons have been no exception.

599 inmates among all South Carolina Department of Corrections facilities have tested positive, but Tyger River Correctional in Enoree, South Carolina has become a hot spot.

As of Saturday, 224 inmates were positive for COVID-19 at Tyger River, which is more than double the next highest facility’s case count.

Mary Bales’ son is one of those inmates who tested positive. Bales said her some is currently in quarantine and is asymptomatic. However, she is concerned what long-term impacts coronavirus may have on her son’s health and worries about his treatment while he’s in isolation.

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