DATE:  April 11, 2020
 
 
Ninth SBCSD Employee Tests Positive – First Inmate Tests Positive for COVID-19
 
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has identified a seventh deputy sheriff who has tested positive for COVID-19. The deputy is assigned to the corrections bureau and was off work with flu-like symptoms before getting tested. The deputy remained off work while awaiting test results. Today the deputy’s results were positive for COVID-19.

It is unknown when or where the deputy was infected with the virus. We continue to encourage all department members to heed the warnings of health officials while on and off duty.

The West Valley Detention Center was notified today of the department’s first inmate to test positive for COVID-19. The inmate was symptomatic and transported to a hospital for treatment.  He was returned to the jail, placed in isolation, and tested for COVID-19.  The jail was notified today the inmate was positive for the virus.  He is being provided with medical treatment around the clock. HIPPA guidelines restrict the release of additional information regarding the identity of the deputy, the inmate, or their medical treatment.