A Summit County Jail inmate was taken to the hospital on Thursday with potential coronavirus symptoms, but does not have the virus, a sheriff’s spokesman said.

Earlier on Thursday, Summit County Sheriff Steve Barry said an inmate was being tested, but the results were still pending.

Thursday evening, sheriff’s spokesman Bill Holland said there may have been some confusion about the inmate’s case.

The inmate, who entered the jail Wednesday night, showed some potential symptoms of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, Holland said. The inmate had been traveling internationally before his arrest on a felony charge.

The inmate was taken to Summa Akron City Hospital Thursday morning.

"Tests were run and an infectious disease doctor said he was not a candidate for COVID-19 testing," Holland said.

The inmate had respiratory tests and X-rays and was sent back to the jail. He is not being quarantined, Holland said.

Holland said he was not sure if the inmate was tested or treated for influenza.

The coronavirus scare has prompted at least one high-profile inmate at the jail to request Purell for his cell.

Stanley Ford, who is currently on trial in a capital case involving the death of nine people in fatal fires, made the request. He is being kept in his own cell separate from other inmates.

Ford was denied access to Purell but will be given additional soap for his cell and will have access to hand sanitizer when he enters and exits the jail, court officials said.