A total of 25 inmates housed at the Clark County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Monday afternoon.
On Nov. 12, the jail announced that seven inmates and four corrections deputies tested positive for the disease. The next day, it reported that the number of positive cases among the inmate population had increased by five, after 52 inmates were tested.
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