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Containing COVID-19: Jails, Prisons Ripe for Spread

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Cook County Jail was once the hot spot for the virus. How officials got it under control.

Cook County Jail was once the hot spot for the virus, but now the positivity rate is lower there in Chicago and Cook County.

11/12/2020 | Rating NR

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