COVID-19 OUTBREAK REPORTED AT JUVENILE FACILITY

COVID-19 outbreak reported at juvenile facility

Authorities in Iowa reported an outbreak of coronavirus at Iowa’s detention center and school for male juvenile offenders in Eldora.

Twelve students and five staff members at Eldora Boys State Training School have tested positive for the virus, television station KCCI reported. The first case at the facility was reported last week.

All students and staff at the center are now being tested, officials said. The school holds about 70 youth from across the state.

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