LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that a dozen additional inmates at the Lake County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19.
Lt. Corey Paulich said a number of inmates at the Lake County Jail who are all housed in a single unit have been undergoing an isolation period after they were exposed to an inmate who tested positive for the COVID-19 virus on Oct. 12.
On Oct. 22, the sheriff’s office learned that a second inmate in that same housing unit also tested positive, Paulich said.
Then, on Thursday, Paulich said the sheriff’s office learned that 12 additional inmates from that same housing unit have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Including these 12 current cases, there have been 19 total cases of COVID-19 at the Lake County Jail, Paulich said.
Paulich said medical staff will be closely monitoring the isolated inmates and conducting the testing protocols recommended by Public Health. This includes the testing of staff and inmates as they work to contain the virus.
He said the sheriff's office continues to provide masks to inmates, employ comprehensive regular cleaning and to disinfect common areas in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the jail.
COVID-19 outbreak reported at Lake County Jail
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