TAMPA, Fla. — The Pinellas Jail is on lockdown until Aug. 22 due to a COVID-19 outbreak, a Pinellas County Sheriff’s spokesperson said Monday.
The jail was on an extended lockdown earlier this summer from late May until July 11, with 40 inmates testing positive at one point.
As of Monday morning, 34 of the jail’s 2,864 inmates were COVID-positive, said agency spokesperson Sgt. Amanda Sinni.