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Chickenpox case prompts officials to temporarily halt visits at Essex jail
By Noah Cohen | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comr
on March 03, 2017 at 7:50 PM, updated March 03, 2017 at 7:51 PM
NEWARK -- Officials said Friday they are taking precautions and temporarily stopped visits at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark after an inmate tested positive for chickenpox this week.
Medical staff screened 250 inmates in four units at the Doremus Avenue facility with 98 of those deemed to be at-risk, according to county officials. A blood test confirmed one inmate had chickenpox Wednesday night and there were signs another could have the contagious disease...
Chickenpox case prompts officials to temporarily halt visits at Essex jail
By Noah Cohen | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comr
on March 03, 2017 at 7:50 PM, updated March 03, 2017 at 7:51 PM
NEWARK -- Officials said Friday they are taking precautions and temporarily stopped visits at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark after an inmate tested positive for chickenpox this week.
Medical staff screened 250 inmates in four units at the Doremus Avenue facility with 98 of those deemed to be at-risk, according to county officials. A blood test confirmed one inmate had chickenpox Wednesday night and there were signs another could have the contagious disease...