Two inmates hospitalized with infections; eight quarantined

ROME - Eight Floyd County jail inmates have been quarantined after two were hospitalized with staph infections. <br> <br> The quarantined inmates were in good condition Thursday. They will remain separated from the other inmates pending the results of staph tests, Sheriff Tommy Rickman said. <br> <br> One of the hospitalized inmates returned to the jail, and the other was still being treated at the hospital. <br> <br> The skin infections were caused by bacteria believed to have originated from spider bites or state prisoners routinely transferred to the jail. <br> <br> Rickman said the jail has been disinfected and sprayed for spiders.

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