Update on COVID-19 at TJJD Facilities

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AUSTIN—The Texas Juvenile Justice Department provided the following updates today related to COVID-19:

• 8 youth at the Giddings State School tested positive for COVID-19 this afternoon.
• 2 Youth Development Coaches tested positive for COVID-19 at TJJD halfway houses. The total number of staff at halfway houses who have tested positive since the start of the pandemic is thirteen.
• 1 Youth Development Coach at the Gainesville State School tested positive for COVID-19.
3 Youth Development Coaches and 1 staff member at the Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex, in Brownwood, tested positive for COVID-19.
• 1 Youth Development Coach at the McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Facility, in Mart, tested positive for COVID-19.
• 3 Youth Development Coaches at the Evins Regional Juvenile Center, in Edinburg, tested positive for COVID-19.
• 1 staff member at the Giddings State School tested positive for COVID-19.
• Campus-wide testing at the Evins Regional Juvenile Center ended today. Results are expected back within 48 to 72 hours after being received at the lab.