–Fifteen additional inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 in a continuation of the San Luis Obispo County Jail outbreak that started on Dec. 10, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office.
An outbreak is defined by the California Department of Public Health as three or more cases that are believed to be linked.
Since the start of this outbreak, all those infected have been isolated, and the affected housing units have been quarantined. The fifteen new cases were discovered after over 100 asymptomatic inmates were tested in response to the outbreak. The sheriff’s office is continuing to work with county public health to manage this outbreak. Regular COVID testing of staff and inmates will continue until the outbreak is over, they say. In total, twenty inmates’ positive COVID-19 cases are believed to be linked to the outbreak beginning on Dec. 10.
Former CAL FIRE SLO fire captain facing sexual battery charges
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A former CAL FIRE SLO fire captain is facing sexual battery charges.
The San Luis Obispo County Sheriffâs Office says it received a report of sexual battery Dec. 9 and a follow-up investigation by its special victimâs unit resulted in the arrest Dec. 14 of James Peter Thomas, 56.
âCal Fire administration was aware of the investigation and has cooperated fully with our efforts,â sheriffâs spokesperson Tony Cipolla told KSBY News.
Cipolla says the sheriffâs officeâs investigation is complete and the report has been submitted to the San Luis Obispo County District Attorneyâs Office for review.
–Two additional inmates and six additional correctional deputies have tested positive for COVID-19 in a continuation of the county jail outbreak that began on Dec. 10, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office.
All those infected have been isolated. The affected housing units have been quarantined. The sheriff’s office is working with County Public Health to manage this outbreak; the source is being investigated.
With these recent cases, that brings the total number of inmates who have tested positive for COVID since March to 17.
A total of 20 sheriff’s deputies have tested positive for the virus: 8 patrol deputies and 12 correctional deputies.