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Posted by: Kate Prince on Jul 19, 2021

Twenty inmates at the Franklin County Jail in Winchester have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, forcing the facility to revert back to old pandemic protocols, the Times Free Press reports. Franklin County Sheriff Tim Fuller said there have been no “serious symptoms” or hospitalizations from the outbreak. He said the first cases appeared among seven members of a jail work crew on Thursday and the cases grew to 20 after inmates were tested over the weekend. Law enforcement will still respond to calls, but the sheriff’s office has asked that all other business be conducted by phone or electronically. Vaccinations are not required of sheriff's office staff. Fuller said 29 of about 120 employees have been fully vaccinated.