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Coronavirus Latest: Suspect Tests Negative After Claiming To Have Tested Positive For Virus, Baltimore Police Say

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- During an arrest in Baltimore on Friday, a suspect claimed to have previously tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

The Baltimore Police Department said the suspect did not test positive when tested for the virus.

Eight officers who were involved in the arrest were voluntarily quarantined. The suspect was tested for the virus, and the results came back negative.

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Baltimore police said the officers have been cleared to return for work.

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