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Illinois Coronavirus: Cook County Jail reports 3rd positive COVID-19 case

Sun-Times Media Wire

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Cook County Jail reports first positive coronavirus tests

Cook County Jail has been testing for coronavirus since January and has managed to keep the facility clean, until now.

CHICAGO -- A third inmate at Cook County Jail has tested positive for coronavirus.

A total of 28 detainees were tested after showing flu-like symptoms as of Tuesday evening, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office. Two positive results were announced Monday, and the third case, a 47-year-old man who has been held since October 2018 on burglary charges, was announced Tuesday.

One detainee tested negative, and the remaining 24 are awaiting results.

So far, two Department of Corrections staff have also tested positive for COVID-19.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire - Copyright Chicago Sun-Times 2020.)

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