A surge in cases of COVID-19 in the Bartholomew County Jail is causing some changes to policies at the facility.

The sheriff’s department is reporting that 11 inmates tested positive from March through December, along with 19 department employees. But already this year, seven inmates are showing symptoms and five have tested positive, with one refusing a test and another being released.

The sheriff’s department reports that no visitors will be allowed in the jail. The department is working with the courts to reduce jail population and staff is adjusting cell block populations to make more room for inmates both in and out of quarantine.