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DRAPER -- The quarantine at the Utah State Prison was lifted after tests for several inmates came back negative Monday for the swine flu.
On June 17 the prison quarantined a 50-man dormitory in the Promontory facility after several men showed flu-like symptoms.
"The logistics of a prison environment, with offenders living in such close quarters, require that we be vigilant in protecting the health of offenders and Corrections staff," Corrections Executive Director Tom Patterson said in a statement Monday. "This experience provided a good drill in responding to threats of infectious conditions inside the facilities."
The swine flu or H1N1 virus has a 43 percent transmission rate for those living in the same household.
Test results are not back for another prison inmate, who has been housed in the infirmary after arriving at the Draper facility with flu-like symptoms.
An inmate at the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison also tested negative for the H1N1 virus.
Normal visiting operations have resumed at the Utah State Prison and Central Utah Correctional Facility. However, all incoming visitors will continue to be screened for flu-like symptoms and those experiencing any symptoms will not be allowed to visit.
Other services, including programming and court and state Board of Pardons and Parole hearings, have also returned to normal operations.
