156 Clay County jail inmates test positive for COVID-19
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. โ A week after the Clay County Sheriffโs Office reported 18 cases of COVID-19 inside the county jail, Sheriff Michelle Cook said Monday that 156 inmates have now tested positive. Eight detention deputies have also tested positive for the virus, Cook said during a press conference Monday afternoon. Now that itโs here weโre doing everything we can to keep everybody safe.โClay County Sheriff Michelle Cook announces COVID-19 outbreak at county jail. Cook said the jail has taken measures to isolate and quarantine individuals who have symptoms, test positive or have refused testing. There are currently 472 inmates in the jail, Cook said.
Families concerned more Clay County jail inmates have tested positive for COVID-19
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. โ A week after the Clay County Sheriffโs Office reported 18 cases of COVID-19 inside the county jail, News4Jax is looking into reports that more inmates have tested positive. Mark Millien said his brother, who is in the jail, tested positive and is asymptomatic. But not that he was just positive, every single member of his dorm was positive, which includes 53 inmates,โ Millien said. Millien said his brother told him 18 inmates were removed from his dorm. The Sept. 4 release from the Sheriffโs Office said inmates have full access to medical care and are screened several times a day.