WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) A lockdown at the Marathon County Jail in Wausau is over, after no additional inmates tested positive for COVID-19.
One inmate tested positive on Tuesday. They were asymptomatic, and were put into isolation. Inmates who were identified as possible secondary contacts are being monitors by the Marathon County Health Department and have been separated from the rest of jail population.
A lockdown was announced after the positive test, restricting the movement of inmates and closing the jail to visitors. That was lifted on Friday morning. The jail has since resumed normal operations.
A statement from the Sheriff’s Department says: “We are able to confirm all tested inmates in the Marathon County Jail have been confirmed negative for COVID-19, with no spread confirmed from the initial case. The Marathon County Sheriff’s Office will continue to isolate and medically monitor all inmates identified as potential contacts, under the direction and recommendation of the Marathon County Health Department. The Marathon County Jail has resumed typical operations. No further information will be released.”
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