Washington (CNN) Former Trump campaign deputy chair Rick Gates does not have to report to jail during the coronavirus pandemic, a judge said on Tuesday.

Federal judge Amy Berman Jackson said on Tuesday Gates' sentence of "intermittent confinement is hereby suspended indefinitely," making him the latest high-profile inmate to receive some reprieve during the outbreak.

On Sunday, Gates -- who was a top cooperator in Robert Mueller's special counsel investigation -- asked to serve his jail sentence in home confinement instead, because going in and out of jail, where coronavirus cases have easily spread, could put his family's health at risk. His wife is battling cancer.

"Mr. Gates must now provide additional care for his family for the foreseeable future while his wife continues her treatment for and recovery from cancer," his attorney, Tom Green, wrote to Jackson. "The massive societal disruptions caused by this pandemic are tragic, and the burdens they have placed on Mr. Gates and his family warrant a modification of the condition on his probation."

He added in his court filing, "If Mr. Gates were to return to his home carrying the virus, it could create serious ramifications for his wife."

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