BERLIN — A rash of positive COVID-19 cases at the federal prison has local officials concerned. The federal Bureau of Prisons is reporting eight active cases and has closed the facility to all visitors.

Berlin Mayor Paul Grenier said the inmates infected were in the adjacent minimum security satellite camp and not in the medium security prison. The camp housed a total of 33 inmates and they have been quarantined. Grenier said prison officials are cautiously optimistic that they caught the virus in time to prevent it from spreading throughout the entire facility.

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