• Facebook
  • Google Plus
  • Instagram
  • RSS Feed
  • Twitter

Menu

Skip to content
  • About
  • Staff
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
Header image

MyNewsLA.comLogo

Breaking news for greater Los Angeles and Orange County

Menu

Skip to content
  • Crime
  • Government
  • Business
  • Education
  • Sports
  • Hollywood
  • Life
  • OC
  • New Coronavirus Strain Present in More Than One-Third of Cases in Study
  • Man Killed in Rosemead Shooting
  • Man Shot In South San Gabriel
  • Man In His 40s Shot and Killed On A Street Near Athens Area
  • Driver, 24, Killed In Fiery Crash On State Route 138 In Littlerock

Home » Business » This Article

L.A. County Sheriff’s Department: 2,541 Inmates Tested Positive for COVID-19

Posted by Contributing Editor on June 9, 2020 in Business | Leave a response
Share this article:
Facebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmail

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported Tuesday that 326 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 since the coronavirus pandemic began, along with 2,541 jail inmates.

According to statistics released Tuesday, 352 department employees are currently quarantined, and 1,720 have returned to work after being quarantined.

Of the 326 employees who tested positive, 230 are sworn personnel and the remainder are civilian personnel. Of the 352 employees currently quarantined, 237 are sworn personnel and the remainder are civilian personnel. And of the 1,720 employees who have returned to work after being quarantined, 1,209 are sworn personnel and the remainder are civilian.

In the jail system, 4,285 inmates are currently quarantined, and 169 are in isolation. Of those in isolation, 140 have tested positive and the remainder have been tested, but results are pending.

Isolation is defined as being for “individuals who have a temperature of 100.4 or higher and are exhibiting symptoms of an upper respiratory infection,” while quarantine is for “individuals who have had close contact of 10 minutes or more with a person currently under observation.”

On June 1, Barbara Ferrer, L.A. County’s public health director, confirmed the county’s first known case of a jail inmate dying due to the virus.

More information is available on the department’s coronavirus updates page, lasd.org/covid19updates.

L.A. County Sheriff’s Department: 2,541 Inmates Tested Positive for COVID-19 was last modified: June 9th, 2020 by Contributing Editor

Like this story? Don’t miss any breaking news from MyNewsLA.com. Sign up here for your free newsletter.

 

>> Want to read more stories like this? Get our Free Daily Newsletters Here!

Follow us:
Facebooktwitterrss
Posted in Business | Tagged $541, 2, county, COVID-19, department, inmates, L.A., positive, sheriff's, tested

Advertisement

Get The Latest News by Email!

Sign up here for our free newsletters. We’ll send you the latest headlines every morning and every weekday afternoon.

 
FORECAST FOR LOS ANGELES
54°
Cloudy
Feels like: 54°F
Wind: 3mph ESE
Humidity: 83%
Pressure: 29.72"Hg
UV index: 0
WedThuFri
77/52°F
70/52°F
63/46°F
Weather forecast Los Angeles, California ▸

Most Popular Today

  • Man Shot to Death in Compton 3,000 views
  • Strong Winds Coming to Southland With Gusts Reaching 75 mph By Tuesday 2,600 views
  • One Person Dies in Offroad Crash outside Riverside, One Injured 2,400 views
  • ‘Loving’ Grandmother, 78, Beaten To Death In Riverside Home Invasion Horror: Suspect Faces Murder One 2,400 views
  • Allergic Reactions to COVID Shot Prompts State Warning 1,800 views

©2021 CalNews Inc.

Menu

  • About
  • Staff
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service