Nearly two dozen New River Valley Regional Jail inmates test positive for COVID-19
20 inmates, three staff members test positive for COVID-19.
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Two inmates tested positive on Saturday after experiencing a loss of smell and taste.
The jail tested all 44 inmates in the same housing unit and 20 returned with positive results, despite not showing any symptoms.
Positive inmates were moved to the quarantine unit but there are no hospitalizations. Additionally, three staff members have the virus.
At this time, the jail is not undergoing mass testing.
“We’re working with the health department and they haven’t recommended that we do that,” said Jail Superintendent Gregory Winston. “So we are going with their recommendations. We work closely with them to determine what our testing needs are.”