Jail staff scrambles to handle Covid-19 case

Last week the Payne County Sheriff’s Department enacted its emergency protocol after a jailer tested positive for COVID-19. The result was a rapid response from officials at the Payne County Health Department who arrived with COVID-19 tests. “We were notified that one of our employees tested positive,” said Sheriff Kevin Woodward. “Within 15 minutes we enacted our emergency plan that we had in…

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