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D.C. Witness Staff
- April 16, 2020
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Six additional residents have tested positive for the coronavirus as of April 16.
Of the six new confirmed cases, three are in their 20s, two are in their 40s and one is in his 50s. The six include five males and one female.
Three of the inmates were in quarantine at the DC Department of Corrections’ (DC DOC) Correctional Treatment Facility (CTF) when they tested positive. The inmates had been in close proximity to another inmate who tested positive. The other three inmates were housed in the Central Detention Facility (CDF).
According to a press release form the DC DOC, 21 inmates who tested positive are in isolation.
Forty inmates have recovered from their illnesses and returned to general population. For an inmate to be released into general population that inmate cannot have a fever for 72 hours without fever-reducing medication. The inmate must not have shortness of breath or coughing for at least seven days, the release said.
The District’s site on the virus notes that 19 DC DOC personnel tested positive for the virus. As of April 16, 168 staff members are not working in the jail facilities because they either tested positive for the virus or are in quarantine.