The DC Department of Corrections (DC DOC) reported that the number of Coronavirus cases increased to 41.
According to a press release from the department, four resident in the facility tested positive for the virus. The residents include one female, who is in her early 30s, and three men who are in their late forties and mid-fifties.
At the time the inmates tested positive, they were in quarantine at the Correctional Treatment Facility. The inmates were apparently in close proximity to another inmate that tested positive, the release said. The inmates are now in isolation and being monitored by medical staff.
The District’s site on the coronavirus shows that, as of April 9, there are 230 inmates in quarantine at the DC DOC. The number did not change from the amount of inmates quarantined on April 8.
The release said that eight inmates have recovered from the virus.
Eleven DC DOC personnel have tested positive for the virus as of April 9, according to the District’s site. Fourteen staff members have been cleared to return to work.
