LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Officials said a new case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the Lake County Jail.
Lt. Corey Paulich said that the Lake County Sheriff’s Office learned late last week that an inmate who had been confined at the Hill Road Correctional Facility in Lakeport tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.
As a result, Paulich said a number of inmates were isolated while testing was conducted to determine if the virus had spread.
He said sheriff’s office representatives met with Lake County Public Health on Wednesday after one of the tests returned from the lab as positive.
Medical staff will be closely monitoring the isolated inmates and conducting the testing protocols recommended by Public Health. Paulich said that 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.
Paulich told Lake County News that this is the fourth COVID-19 case that has been confirmed in the jail.
On Wednesday, Lake County’s COVID-19 cases totaled 678, of which 65 are active, one is hospitalized and 598 have recovered. There have been 15 deaths locally so far related to the virus.
Statewide, Public Health departments across California reported more than 887,000 cases and approximately 17,192 deaths as of Wednesday night.
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New COVID-19 case confirmed at Lake County Jail
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