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Posted: Aug 16, 2022 / 10:28 AM PDT
Updated: Aug 16, 2022 / 10:28 AM PDT
by: John Ferrannini
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – A person who came into police custody Sunday tested positive for monkeypox, according to the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, which operates jails for the consolidated city and county.
A spokesperson confirmed the news to KRON4 on Monday; it comes after a person arrested Aug. 6 who was suspected of having monkeypox tested negative.
The person “tested positive for monkeypox prior to arriving at booking,” the spokesperson stated. “There have been no exposures within jail population. This person, and any other person with a suspected or confirmed case of monkeypox, will be housed in isolation according to the Department of Public Health quarantine recommendations.
“This case was not acquired in the jail and there are currently no other known cases among the jail population,” the statement concludes.
Some other jurisdictions, such as Cook County, Illinois and Maricopa County, Arizona (the locations of Chicago and Phoenix, respectively), have also reported cases in jails as well. According to United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines published Aug. 4 on how to prevent monkeypox in congregate living situations, such as jails, health care providers should: ...
Updated: Aug 16, 2022 / 10:28 AM PDT
by: John Ferrannini
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – A person who came into police custody Sunday tested positive for monkeypox, according to the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, which operates jails for the consolidated city and county.
A spokesperson confirmed the news to KRON4 on Monday; it comes after a person arrested Aug. 6 who was suspected of having monkeypox tested negative.
The person “tested positive for monkeypox prior to arriving at booking,” the spokesperson stated. “There have been no exposures within jail population. This person, and any other person with a suspected or confirmed case of monkeypox, will be housed in isolation according to the Department of Public Health quarantine recommendations.
“This case was not acquired in the jail and there are currently no other known cases among the jail population,” the statement concludes.
Some other jurisdictions, such as Cook County, Illinois and Maricopa County, Arizona (the locations of Chicago and Phoenix, respectively), have also reported cases in jails as well. According to United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines published Aug. 4 on how to prevent monkeypox in congregate living situations, such as jails, health care providers should: ...
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