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.