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Five newly elected metro-Atlanta sheriffs along with one outside Atlanta tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a training event at Callaway Gardens. (Shutterstock / Noel V. Baebler)
ATLANTA, GA Another Atlanta-area sheriff-elect has tested positive for the coronavirus after attending a professional training event.
Incoming DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox announced Friday that she d tested positive for COVID-19. According to a statement from the county, Maddox is not experiencing symptoms and is quarantining at home. She s the fifth Atlanta-area sheriff-elect to test positive after attending a training event in Callaway Gardens conducted by the Georgia Sheriff s Association.
DeKalb sheriff tests positive for COVID-19
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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says that DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox has tested positive for COVID-19.
The sheriff s office stated that Maddox had likely been exposed to the virus while attending a training session by the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association in Pine Mountain, Georgia for the past several weeks.
Maddox is one of four sheriff-elects serving the metro Atlanta area who have tested positive for the virus. The others include Fulton, Gwinnett, and Cobb counties.
.“Although the test results are positive, I am not experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19,” said Sheriff Maddox. “I am, in fact, feeling well and hope to continue to overcome any effects that may occur. I appreciate the concerns that have been shared since becoming aware of this situation.
The DeKalb County Sheriffâs Office says DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox has tested positive for COVID-19.
Sheriff Maddox received test results today after having revealed earlier this week that she and other newly- elected Georgia sheriffs had likely been exposed to the virus while attending a training session by the Georgia Sheriffsâ Association in Pine Mountain for the past several weeks.
At least six other metro area sheriffs also tested positive, including Fulton County Sheriff-elect Pat Labat, Cobb County Sheriff-elect Craig Owens, Gwinnett Sheriff-elect Keybo Taylor and Henry County Sheriff-elect Reginald Scandret. The remaining two have not yet been identified.