MDOC: 1,461 Confirmed Positive Cases at Jackson Facilities, 158 Confirmed Positive Jackson Staff

(July 27, 2020 6:29 AM) The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 8:45 PM Sunday, July 26, there are 3,874 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at facilities throughout the state.  Of that statewide total, 1,461 of the confirmed positive cases are at Jackson facilities.

In Jackson, there are 297 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at Parnall Correctional Facility, 375 at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 18 at Duane Waters Health Center and 771 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility. 

Among staff, there are a total of 393 COVID-19 positive cases statewide.   In Jackson, there are 74 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases among employees at Parnall Correctional Facility, 3 at Cooper Street Correctional Facility, 37 at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 41 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility and 3 at Jackson Regional Warehouse.

There have been a total of 68 deaths (statewide) of prisoners who had tested positive for COVID-19, 22 of those deaths were among prisoners at Jackson facilities. 

The Michigan Department of Corrections is listed as a separate jurisdiction in the daily MDHHS report of positive cases in the state. All other cases are reported by county.  MDOC prisoner cases are not included in the county cumulative numbers or in the numbers reported by the Jackson County Health Department.