Coronavirus: San Francisco Sheriff's Deputy Tests Positive

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A San Francisco Sheriff's Office deputy has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, sheriff's officials announced Sunday. The deputy, who is assigned to county jail No. 4, located on the 7th floor at 850 Bryant St., got the positive test result from a health facility outside of the city, sheriff's officials said.

"While we are saddened that one of our colleagues has tested positive, we are also well prepared to take the next steps to prevent further exposure to our staff and the incarcerated," Sheriff Paul Miyamoto said in a statement.

"We're working to reassure the loved ones of those in our custody and care that they are safe while giving our staff the tools and support they need to feel protected."

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A "COVID-19 response and action plan" has been initiated in coordination with Jail Health Services following the deputy's positive test, sheriff's officials said.

Among the steps in the plan, per sheriff's officials: monitor, rapidly identify and separate any person with concerning symptoms; identify vulnerable populations who are medically at risk and place them in alternatives to being jailed; maintain and fulfill jail staffs' need for personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies; enhanced screening and isolation procedures both at booking and in areas where the deputy worked; enforcing social distancing protocols across all three jails and in the jail's intake-and-release center; practicing self-quarantine protocols and limiting gatherings of incarcerated people to protect them from exposure including court appearances; working with the sheriff's office justice partners to minimize impacts on those who are affected by the self-quarantine and following the Department of Public Health's established guidelines based on the Center for Disease and Control and Prevention to prevent and control the exposure to coronavirus.

No San Francisco Jail inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 to date, sheriff's officials said.

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