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(April 13, 2020 6:47 AM) The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 7:15 PM Sunday, April 12,  there are 414 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at thirteen facilities throughout the state.  Of that statewide total, 196 of the confirmed positive cases are at Jackson facilities.

The MDOC says there have been 9 COVID-19 deaths among prisoners in the prison system, 3 at Parnall Correctional Facility, 1 at Duane Waters Health Center, 1 at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center,  2 at Lakeland Correctional Facility, 1 at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility and 1 at Detroit Reentry Center.  A total of 2 staff have died after contracting coronavirus, both employees at the Lahser Probation Office in Detroit. 

In Jackson, there are 153 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at Parnall Correctional Facility, 21 at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 9 at Duane Waters Health Center and 13 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility.

There are 29 MDOC facilities in Michigan, 15 facilities have no positive COVID-19 cases.  A total of 642 prisoners have been tested statewide as of last night.  203 of those tested were negative and results are pending on 25 cases.

Among staff, there are a total of 157 COVID-19 positive cases at 15 facilities.   In Jackson, there are 59 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases among employees at Parnall Correctional Facility, 1 at Cooper Street Correctional Facility, 3 at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 1 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility and 3 at Jackson Regional Warehouse.

The Michigan Department of Corrections has been added as a separate jurisdiction under the “Other” category 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.

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