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Jail health officials credit testing, depopulation and partnerships for preventing in‑custody COVID spread
Summary
Jail Health Services reported 161 positive cases over the first pandemic period presented, with no in‑jail transmission, no jail hospitalizations and no deaths; officials credited fast turnaround intake testing, reduced jail population and coordinated work with the Sheriff's department and criminal‑legal partners.
Jail Health Services told the San Francisco Health Commission on July 20 that aggressive intake testing, population reductions and coordinated operational changes helped prevent in‑custody COVID outbreaks.
Dr. Lisa Pratt, head of Jail Health Services, said 161 people tested positive during the pandemic period she reviewed but the program recorded no in‑jail transmission, no hospitalizations and no deaths among incarcerated patients during that timeframe. Dr. Pratt said early…
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