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D.C. Witness Staff
- April 10, 2020
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As of April 10, six more inmates at the DC Department of Corrections (DC DOC) tested positive for COVID-19.
The DC DOC reported that there are now 39 inmates in custody who have tested positive for the coronavirus. Eight inmates have recovered from their illnesses and were released back into the general population.
The inmates who recently tested positive are male. Four of the six inmates are in their 30s, one is in his mid-forties and another inmate is 50 years old.
Five of the inmates, who recently contracted the virus, were being quarantined at the Correctional Treatment Facility after they had been in close proximity to an individual who tested positive, a press release from the DC DOC said. The other inmate was being quarantined in the Central Detention Facility as a precautionary measure for new inmates.
The number of inmates who have the virus is two less than the 41 confirmed cases the DC DOC reported on April 9. According to a press release, the 39 inmates are in isolation.
The DC DOC’s medical division is working with the the DC Department of Health to trace any contact the individuals may have had.