An entire class of recently graduated Bexar County Sheriff's deputies have been placed on administrative leave after one deputy tested positive for COVID-19, the department said Monday in a news release.

The deputy graduated from the department's academy last week and was scheduled to start working on Saturday, but began experiencing symptoms before his shift and was placed on administrative duty, BCSO said. While he didn't come into contact with anyone at the detention center, he was in contact with several classmates leading up to graduation.

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In an "abundance of caution," BCSO has placed the entire academy class under administrative leave, the department said. BCSO said this is likely a case of community spread.

This deputy is the department's fourth positive coronavirus case. Two other deputies who tested positive are assigned to the detention bureau and a civilian employee working video visitation also has the virus.

BCSO said it has several new processes in place in an effort mitigate the spread of the virus in the jail, including temperature checks for all deputies at the beginning and end of their shift, daily sanitizing, constant sterilizing with disinfectant chemicals and wearing personal protective equipment at all times.

Taylor Pettaway is a breaking news and general assignment reporter for MySA.com | taylor.pettaway@express-news.net | @TaylorPettaway

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