39 inmates, 6 staff at Tazewell County Jail test positive for COVID-19
PEKIN – Six employees and 39 inmates at the Tazewell County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19 this week, the first known outbreak at the facility since the pandemic started in March.Sheriff Jeff Lower said one pod is locked down after they learned an inmate had been infected prior to be admitted into the jail. Testing began on Tuesday for all 140 inmates and results came back last night, he said.All the inmates but one were in that pod. The [...]