The first case of H1N1 swine flu virus in Cook County Jail was confirmed today in a 35-year-old man who entered the facility Saturday on a drug charge, officials said.
He was being held in the medium-security Division 5 when he began to show symptoms on Sunday, according to a release from Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's office.
He was put in isolation at the jail's Cermak Hospital, and Division 5 was quarantined until the test results could be confirmed. Those working and incarcerated on Division 5 have had limited movement and have been wearing surgical masks, and no one else on that tier has experienced flu-like symptoms, according to the sheriff's office.
The quarantine will be lifted Thursday, officials said, and the detainee will return to his unit on Sunday.
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Cook County Jail sees 1st swine flu case
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