California sheriff who refused to enforce mask order got COVID-19.

A California sheriff, Scott Jones tested positive for COVID-19. He had previously refused to enforce the state's mask order.

A California sheriff, Scott Jones tested positive for COVID-19. He had previously refused to enforce the state's mask order. Earlier, several sheriffs across the United States had resisted enforcing COVID-19 restrictions, including mask laws and lockdowns. Scott Robert Jones, current sheriff of Sacramento County, California, was one of the sheriffs who was against imposing the state's mask order.

Later on Dec. 2, 2020, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office announced that Jones was infected with the virus via social media. It mentioned that Jones started showing symptoms after coming in contact with an infected employee and sunsequently tested positive. Fever, congestion, light-headedness, and a headache were Jones's COVID-19 symptoms.

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