Crime & Safety
11 SC Co. Sheriff’s Office Employees Test For Coronavirus
Eight of the 11 employees were deputies assigned to the sheriff's Custody Bureau.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA — The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday that 11 of its employees have now tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Of the 11 employees, eight were deputies assigned to the sheriff's Custody Bureau, while one was a deputy assigned to a patrol division.
A custody support assistant at the county's Main Jail in San Jose and a sheriff's records technician were the other two positive cases.
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One of the deputies has since recovered and is back to work, while the others are self-quarantining at home, according to the sheriff's office.
An inmate at the Main Jail who had previously tested positive last month for COVID-19 has since recovered and was moved back to his normal housing unit.
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Sheriff's officials said that as of Wednesday, they had no known inmates with the virus.
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