First DOC inmate tests positive for virus in Washington

SEATTLE (AP) — A look at coronavirus-related developments in Washington:

CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

Authorities say an incarcerated man at Monroe Correctional Complex-Minimum Security prison tested positive for COVID-19, making his the first confirmed case contracted within the state’s correctional facilities.

The Seattle Times reports that the Department of Corrections said Monday the sick man at Monroe had symptoms and was taken on Sunday to a community hospital center for examination.

The housing unit where the individual was previously housed was placed on quarantine and health care staff will be evaluating the approximately 119 other inmates for symptoms. There are a total of 420 individuals in the minimum security prison.

LAPTOPS FOR STUDENTS Seattle Public Schools and Amazon say the company is donating 8,200 laptops to families of elementary-school students who don’t have access to a device needed for remote learning while schools are closed due to the coronavirus. Amazon will work with Seattle Public Schools (SPS) to ship the laptops directly to students, who will keep them.