• 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
  • COVID Deaths Continue Mounting In LACo, Even As Case Numbers Stabilize
  • Santa Clarita Brush Fire Burns 167 Acres
  • Ex-LA Councilman Padilla Sworn In As US Senator
  • Man Fatally Shot At Redondo Beach Hotel
  • CA Supreme Court Rejects Suit Seeking Resumption Of LAUSD In-Person Learning

Home » OC » This Article

Mumps Outbreak at Men’s Central Jail Puts Hundreds of Inmates in Quarantine

Posted by Contributing Editor on October 31, 2019 in OC | Leave a response
Share this article:
Facebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmail

An outbreak of mumps at the Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles has led to 18 inmates being diagnosed with the virus and 390 others being quarantined, sheriff’s officials said Thursday.

According to the Sheriff’s Department, the outbreak appears to have begun Oct. 22, when at least one inmate who was unknowingly infected with mumps was jailed at the facility and began exhibiting signs of illness, and was later diagnosed.

The 18 inmates who have since been diagnosed with mumps are being housed in the jail’s medical ward, while 390 others are being monitored to see if they develop any symptoms.

According to sheriff’s officials, 350 of the quarantined inmates have been given measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations, along with more than 200 sworn and civilian staff members at the Men’s Central Jail. Three members of the sheriff’s department are under medical observation.

Sheriff’s officials said inmate visitation could be disrupted through Sunday due to the ongoing quarantine. People planning to visit an inmate were urged to visit www.lasd.org in advance and click on the inmate locator button to determine if the inmate is under quarantine. Affected inmates are in the 4500 and 4600 housing areas, or on the 7000 or 9000 floors of the Men’s Central Jail.

The department is working with court officials in an effort to minimize impacts on court proceedings for the affected inmates — all of whom still have access to their attorneys, officials said.

Mumps Outbreak at Men’s Central Jail Puts Hundreds of Inmates in Quarantine was last modified: October 31st, 2019 by Contributing Editor

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

Follow us:
Facebooktwitterrss
Posted in OC | Tagged central, Hundreds, inmates, jail, men's, mumps, outbreak, Puts, quarantine

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
75°
Sunny
Feels like: 75°F
Wind: 4mph ESE
Humidity: 22%
Pressure: 29.93"Hg
UV index: 0
ThuFriSat
72/50°F
61/45°F
59/41°F
Weather forecast Los Angeles, California ▸

Most Popular Today

  • Rape, Oral Copulation Of Unconscious Woman Who Then Died In Pomona: Homeless Suspect Charged 7,800 views
  • Dead Mom Tragedy In Head-on Crash Near Moreno Valley: Her Three Buckled-In Kids OK 7,200 views
  • Suspected DUI Driver Arrested Following Deadly Huntington Beach Crash 2,200 views
  • Winds Topple Big Rig That Lands Atop SUV Near San Jacinto 1,800 views
  • Collision Involving Tesla, Street Sweeper Snarls Traffic on 91 Freeway 1,600 views

©2021 CalNews Inc.

Menu

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