Courtesy of JoCo Sheriff website
FRANKLIN,
Ind. – The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has announced that three inmates, after exhibiting symptoms last Friday, tested positive for COVID-19.
Authorities notified the Johnson County Health Department and immediately obtained several rapid test kits. Every inmate in the facility who would consent was tested on Saturday and five more positives were reported.
On Monday, all inmates and employees were offered the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. A total of 58 inmates took advantage and were inoculated. Officials say they will continue to make the vaccination available to any new inmate coming into the facility.
Members of the jail staff will continue to monitor the situation with their healthcare provider and the Johnson County Health Department.
Eight Johnson County Jail inmates tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. Sheriff Duane Burgess said the jail was locked down to contain the spread of the virus.
Apr 11, 2021 / 07:33 PM EST
FRANKLIN, Ind. (WISH) The Johnson County Jail was on lockdown Sunday after eight inmates tested positive for COVID-19, as the jail prepares to offer Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine to all staff and inmates.
The jail’s inmates were tested Saturday for the virus, Johnson County Sheriff Duane Burgess said in a Sunday statement.
Burgess said the lockdown was for the safety and security of the jail and that he had been in contact with the Johnson County Health Department and was following the protocols in place.
The jail will be administering Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine on Monday and Tuesday, and Burgess said the jail’s supply of the vaccine is sufficient for every staff member and inmate. He said they had worked diligently to get vaccine doses for the jail.