Two inmates housed at the Imperial County Regional Adult Detention Facility have tested positive for COVID-19.

According to the Imperial County Sheriff's office both inmates have been placed in isolation. One of the inmates symptoms were detected during the booking process and the individual was placed immediately in the Medical Isolation Cell. The second inmate was in a housing unit for several days prior to getting tested for the virus. Other inmates in that unit have been placed in quarentine and are under observation by medical staff. All of the inmates assigned to that housing unit will be tested for COVID-19. A professional vendors been brought in to properly sanitize the housing unit before inmates are release back to the module. 

The Sheriff's Office says that they have enhanced the existing health and safety guidelines to ensure the safety of the staff and inmates at the detention facility.