First confirmed case of coronavirus in federal prison reported

An inmate at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, has tested positive for coronavirus. The inmate is the the first confirmed case in the federal prison system.
"The inmate arrived at MDC Brooklyn on March 16, 2020," the Federal Bureau of Prisons' office of public affairs said in a statement Saturday. "On March 19, 2020, he complained of chest pains and was taken to an outside hospital, where they performed a test for COVID-19. On March 20, 2020, he was discharged back to MDC Brooklyn and immediately placed in isolation. Today, the BOP was notified his test results for COVID-19 were positive."
The inmate is still in isolation and "all CDC guidelines are being followed," according to BOP. The other inmates who were being housed with the patient are being quarantined.
Two staff members at MDC have also tested positive for coronavirus.