Inmate COVID-19 positives cause numbers spike

  • As of Thursday, July 30, the TDCJ is reporting that 115 inmates have tested positive at the Halbert Unit in Burnet. Contributed
    As of Thursday, July 30, the TDCJ is reporting that 115 inmates have tested positive at the Halbert Unit in Burnet. Contributed
A large cluster of COVID-19-positive inmates at the Ellen Halbert Unit in Burnet has caused the number of confirmed cases in Burnet County to climb dramatically in the past week, Burnet County Judge James Oakley said Wednesday. Oakley said he was informed Monday, July 27, by Karen Hall, deputy chief of staff for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, that a total of 22 inmates at the Halbert…

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