Sheriff Kimbrough Speaks about COVID-19 in the Forsyth County Jail
The number of inmates infected with COVID-19 at the Forsyth County Jail has jumped to 95 after four inmates were retested after results came back inconclusive and new inmates tested positive at the jail s intake, according to the county s health director and the sheriff s office.Â
The Forsyth County Sheriff s Office announced on Monday that after mass testing, 68 inmates had tested positive for COVID-19. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported on Tuesday that 67 inmates at the jail had tested positive. It wasn t immediately clear why there was a discrepancy between the state and local numbers on Tuesday.Â