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12 inmates test positive for COVID-19 at Calhoun County Jail

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Posted at 3:52 PM, Mar 03, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-03 16:59:15-05

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Twelve people have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Calhoun County Jail, court records show.

The numbers were as of yesterday, according to a lawsuit filed against the jail and ICE.

An ICE detainee died at the jail last month; his death was listed as natural causes.

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Back in October, 24 people – mostly inmates – tested positive for the virus in a pod of the jail where immigrants were being kept.

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