POMPANO BEACH, FL – JUNE 17: Broward Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Ozzy Tianga (L), along with other Deputies, deal with a man who was suspected of being under the influence of the drug Flakka on June 17, 2015 in Pompano Beach, Florida. The Sheriff’s Office is on the front lines to keep people from the drug, categorized as a bath salts, which has become an epidemic among users because the cheap synthetic drug made in overseas pharmaceutical plants can be swallowed in capsule form, snorted, injected, or smoked via an e-cigarette. Some of the effects of the drug include body overheating, a heightened sense of euphoria and greater propensity for uncontrollable violence. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Two inmates at Broward County jails have tested positive for COVID-19, the sheriff's office said.
One of the inmates was housed at the Broward Sheriff's Office North Broward Bureau in Pompano Beach, BSO said in a news release. The sheriff's office withheld his identity and arrest details, citing his right to medical privacy.
The inmate was arrested in March and showed no signs of the virus during a medical screening at the time of booking, BSO said. He was taken to the hospital on Tuesday after refusing a non-coronavirus related medical test and was then tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.
MORE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE
BSO said the housing units where the inmate has been were placed under quarantine as a precaution. Medical staff will monitor other inmates for symptoms and other staff who were in contact with the sick inmate were advised to self-isolate and self-monitor.
BSO did not release further details about the second inmate, who was found positive Thursday.
