Detainees at Strafford County jail cope with COVID outbreak
DOVER — The number of symptomatic people has increased by two inside the Strafford County House of Corrections but the total number of cases linked to the jail’s COVID-19 outbreak remains unchanged, jail administrators said Wednesday.
However, Superintendent Chris Brackett said the total number of active COVID-19 cases amongst people held at the facility has grown by one to 17, thanks to a new arrival who has tested positive. The results for that individual, a county inmate who was administered a PCR test when they arrived on Dec. 13, came back Wednesday.
Brackett said that individual’s case isn’t considered part of his facility’s outbreak.