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Virus outbreak in Seattle jail sends 16 inmates to isolation

| December 7, 2020 8:09 PM

SEATTLE (AP) — The King County Jail in downtown Seattle experienced its first COVID-19 outbreak believed to have originated inside the facility, sending 16 inmates into medical isolation, according to the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention.

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