Thomas Mailey, a spokesman for the state prison system, declined to comment on Mr. Weinstein’s health, citing privacy rules regarding medical records. Mr. Weinstein is one of two inmates who have tested positive for the virus at the Wende Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in Erie County, state officials said. Ten state corrections department staff members have tested positive, including correction officers at the Green Haven, Shawangunk, Sing Sing, Downstate and Fishkill prisons. Before he was sent to Wende, Mr. Weinstein had been held in an infirmary unit at the Rikers Island jail complex for several days before and after his sentencing. As of Monday, 39 inmates, 21 corrections staff and six health workers in New York City jails had tested positive.

Source: International New York Times March 23, 2020 19:30 UTC