The Patrick County Jail abruptly closed to visitors on Sept. 11 due to COVID-19 concerns.
Patrick County Sheriff Dan Smith said two of the 109 inmates on Sunday had tested positive, “but several have been exposed.
“We are taking precautions, to include segregation and quarantine, to mitigate the situation,” Smith said, and added medical staff and jail deputies are on top of the situation, but “of course, we will be monitoring” it closely.
