FORT SMITH -- The Sebastian County sheriff's office was informed on Wednesday that a jail deputy has tested positive for the coronavirus.
The sheriff's office is coordinating with the Health Department for mass testing at the jail, according to a news release. Sheriff Hobe Runion has notified all other law enforcement agencies that use the jail, as well as all court system personnel in Sebastian County.
"So far, this is the only detention center employee who has tested positive," the release states. "At this time, no inmates are suspected of having covid-19. The testing is being conducted as a follow-up measure to this recent news and to protect the health and well-being of those who are housed and work there."
The jail employee has not been at work since July 2, the release states.
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