Robertson Jail Experiences 66 New Asymptomatic COVID-19 Instances Amid Elevated Testing
ROBERTSON COUNTY TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn Information) – The Robertson County Detention Facility in Springfield is now reporting 66 new circumstances of COVID-19 since our final report, bringing their new complete to 85 confirmed circumstances.
On August twenty first, the ability reported that 4 inmates examined optimistic with minor signs and 15 inmates examined optimistic who’re asymptomatic.
JAIL STATEMENT:
“The Robertson County Detention Facility, our contract medical supplier Southern Well being Companions, and the Tennessee Well being Division have labored diligently to check all inmates inside the Detention Facility because the first confirmed circumstances of COVID-19 on August twenty first, 2020.
“Out of 406 inmates examined final week, zero (0) have examined optimistic with signs, and sixty-six (66) have examined optimistic who’re asymptomatic. The Detention Facility is continuous to quarantine all inmates in accordance with the Tennessee Well being Division steering.
“For the reason that starting of the COVID-19 pandemic, all Officers, different Sheriff’s Workplace personnel, and authorized non-Sheriff’s Workplace personnel have their temperature checked, and are screened earlier than getting into the Robertson County Detention Facility. All employees members are required to put on masks and gloves always when in touch with inmates.
“All inmates are issued masks to put on. The Detention Facility has designated employees who’re assigned to repeatedly clear and disinfect all areas and inmate housing areas inside the Detention Facility. Along with present procedures, the Detention Facility has applied an extra deep cleansing for sanitizing and disinfecting the housing models.”
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