71 new cases of COVID-19 at Federal Correctional Institute in Yazoo City

Coronavirus numbers at a Mississippi prison continue to climb at an alarming rate.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is reporting 71 new cases among inmates at the Federal Correctional Institute in Yazoo City, 64 of those testing positive at the low security prison.

The 64 cases now represent the largest number of cases in a federal prison nationwide, just two weeks after the first reported cases in Yazoo City.

Overall, the bureau is reporting more than 800 positive cases between inmates and staff members combined to go along with 22 deaths.