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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