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Presque Isle County sheriff: 3 staff test positive for COVID, no risk to public

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ROGERS CITY — Two dispatchers and a corrections officer at the Presque Isle County Sheriff’s Office tested positive for COVID-19, the office confirmed today.

No jail inmates or road patrol officers have tested positive. Inmates test for COVID-19 when they come into the jail, if they show symptoms, and when they leave, Presque Isle County Sheriff Joe Brewbaker said.

The corrections officer who tested positive was not in the jail in the days before the positive test, according to office staff. Other staff were able to cover the shifts for the employees who had to quarantine.

“Shifts are covered, everything is just the way it’s always been, and we’re 100% confident in our ability to serve the public,” Brewbaker said. “Nothing’s changed.”

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