Covid testing in New York jail systems during the omicron surge

Tested* at x percent of the rate needed to screen every incarcerated person (estimated)**.

*jailed people between December 1, 2021 and January 26, 2022 **using 50 percent turnover rate and average jail populations for November 2021
Chart: Chris Gelardi for New York Focus Source: New York State Commission of Correction; Division of Criminal Justice Services; US Bureau of Justice Statistics Embed