8 new COVID-19 cases at Gibson County Jail
8 new COVID-19 cases at Gibson County Jail By Brady Williams | March 9, 2021 at 6:39 PM CST - Updated March 9 at 6:39 PM
GIBSON CO., Ind. (WFIE) - Sheriff Tim Bottoms reported eight new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.
He said that the entire population of the jail was tested and screened on Monday.
According to Bottoms, as of Tuesday morning, all 53 inmates who had tested positive were still being held at the jail.
One of those inmates had been taken to the hospital due to their condition, but Bottoms said they have since been returned to the jail.