The COVID-19 outbreak at the Forsyth County Detention Center has expanded to include another six inmates and five jail staff members.
That s up from 31 inmates and six staff members listed in Tuesday s report. In the initial outbreak disclosure on Dec. 4, there were five staff members and four inmates considered as infected.
DHHS provides semiweekly reports on long-term care and correctional facilities on Tuesdays and Fridays.
It s likely the outbreak total will increase given that county public-health officials began testing all inmates on Wednesday and all jail staff members on Thursday. The jail is at 201 N. Church St. in Winston-Salem.
DHHS lists COVID-19 cases and deaths on the day they are confirmed by medical providers and public-health officials, so individuals may have been infected or died days before their case is counted.
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A COVID-19 outbreak at the Forsyth County Detention Center surged over the weekend to now include 30 inmates and six staff members.
The increase was disclosed Tuesday in the N.C. Department of Health and Human Servicesâ semiweekly reports on long-term care and correctional facilities.
DHHSâ first report on the outbreak from Dec. 4 listed five staff members and four inmates from the center at 201 N. Church St. in Winston-Salem. Fridayâs report had the same count.
DHHS lists COVID-19 cases and deaths on the day they are confirmed by medical providers and public health officials, so individuals may have been infected or died days before their case is counted.