Doronilla was diagnosed with strep throat on March 16 by her private doctor -- on her second day out of work, her daughter said in a Facebook post.
Eight days later, she was on a ventilator at Mountainside Medical Center, NJ.com reports.
The jail went into lockdown on March 20 and, three days later, began releasing low-risk inmates to stop the coronavirus spread.
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