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18 Escambia County Inmates Housed at Walton County Jail Test Positive for COVID-19

Published Jul 8, 2020
The Walton County Jail distributed a news release tonight stating that out of the 38 positive COVID-19 cases in their jail, 18 are Escambia County housed inmates.

Escambia County Corrections Chief Rich Powell said, "Walton County is a great law enforcement partner of ours, and we will work with them to ensure the inmate populations of both our facilities receive the appropriate care as directed by our medial staff and the Florida Department of Health."

Thursday, Walton County Sheriff’s Office will be setting up a hotline for inmate families to call for information. You may also call the Escambia County Jail at 850-436-9650 if you have questions about inmates.

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