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COVID-19 cases on the rise at Western Virginia Regional Jail
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Virginia – COVID-19 cases have increased among the general population and staff at the Western Virginia Regional Jail in Salem.
According to Superintendent Colonel Bobby Russell, as of Thursday afternoon, 120 of the jail’s 830 inmates had tested positive. Five staff members have also tested positive.
By comparison, just 25 inmates and one staff member had tested positive as of October 30.
Russell told Roanoke Daily Magazine that crews with the Virginia Department of Health were scheduled to test every person at the jail Friday.
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