Possible COVID related outbreak at the Fremont County Detention Center

Fremont County, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Fremont County Sheriff's Office Medical Staff observed COVID related symptoms with one inmate inside the Fremont County Jail on November 6th.

As a result, the housing area where this inmate was assigned was locked out from the rest of the facility, and the entire inmate population of that housing assignment was tested for COVID.

Some inmates within that housing unit also began displaying some symptomatic behaviors.

The Fremont County Detention Center is waiting for test results, however they are treating the situations as if it's a positive test, until the test is confirmed and verified. The Fremont County Department of Public Health was also notified.  Additional testing as well as trace contact is being implemented.