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D.C. Witness Staff
- April 18, 2020
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One DC Department of Corrections (DC DOC) inmate, who tested positive for the coronavirus, has been sent to the hospital.
According to a press release, the 30-year-old inmate was sent for observation.
The DC DOC also reported seven new positive cases in the jail facilities.
All of the new positive cases are male between the ages of 21-38 years old.
One of the new inmates was previously quarantined at the Correctional Treatment Facility because the individual was in proximity to another inmate who tested positive.
The other six inmates were housed in the Central Detention Facility.
As of April 18, 31 inmates have tested positive for the virus. All of the inmates who have tested positive are in isolation.
Fifty inmates have recovered from their illnesses and were released back into the jail’s general population.
For an inmate to be released back into general population, that inmate has to be free from fever for at least 72 hours without using any fever-reducing medications; improvements in the resident’s other symptoms, such as coughing and shortness of breath; and at least 7 days since the first symptoms appeared, according to the release.