Snohomish County inmate positive for COVID-19; still jailed

EVERETT — An inmate at the Snohomish County Jail has tested positive for COVID-19.

The man in his 20s was arrested March 25 and he has been quarantined and in isolation since his arrival at the jail.

He was undergoing a new screening process for coronavirus — in a 20-by-20-foot tent outside the jail’s main booking area — when medical staff noted he had a low fever and a mild cough, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.

He tested negative for influenza, and a COVID-19 test came back positive Tuesday, according to a news release Wednesday evening.

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The sheriff’s office was reviewing whether staff or other inmates were exposed at any point.

No one else in the jail has tested positive.

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