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- May 1, 2020
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The DC Department of Corrections announced April 30 that four more inmates tested positive for the coronavirus.
All of the inmates are male. Two inmates are aged in their 30s, one inmate is 40 years old and another inmate is 51.
All of the inmates were housed in the Central Detention Facility.
A total of 48 inmates are in isolation with 86 inmates returning to general population after recovering from their illnesses.
The DC Jail previously sent five inmates to the hospital for observation and treatment.
According to the jail’s policy, in order for an inmate to be released to the general population, that inmate must be free from fever for at least 72 hours without using fever-reducing medication; show improvements in other, symptoms such as coughing and shortness of breath; and a period of at least seven days needs to pass since the symptoms first appeared.