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D.C. Witness Staff
- April 20, 2020
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Another DC Department of Corrections (DC DOC) inmate was transported to the hospital for observation.
According to a press release, the inmate is 59 years old. Two inmates have been sent to the hospital in the last two days.
The DC DOC also reported that eight more inmates have tested positive for the coronavirus as of April 19.
The eight inmates are all male between the ages of 25-52 years old.
Two of the new inmates were previously quarantined at the jail’s Correctional Treatment Facility out of precaution because they were in proximity to another inmate who tested positive.
The other six inmates were housed in the Central Detention Facility.
As of April 19, 39 inmates 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.