First Case of Coronavirus Found Among New York Prison Population

An inmate in New York’s prison system has been infected with the coronavirus -- the first case reported by prison officials.

“This detainee has been removed from the general population and is being closely monitored by Correctional Health Services,” New York City’s Department of Corrections said in a statement on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, the department said a guard at New York’s Rikers Island jail also tested positive for the coronavirus as some city officials called on law enforcement to curtail arrests for low-level crimes in the midst of a pandemic.

The guard, who’s not being named, is under ...