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(April 17, 2020 6:32 AM) The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 10:30 PM Thursday there are 499 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at facilities throughout the state.  Of that statewide total, 229 of the confirmed positive cases are at Jackson facilities.

There have been a total of 13 deaths of prisoners who had tested positive for COVID-19, 7 of those deaths were among prisoners at Jackson facilities.

In Jackson, there are 163 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at Parnall Correctional Facility, 23 at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 18 at Duane Waters Health Center and 25 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility.

Among staff, there are a total of 184 COVID-19 positive cases statewide.   In Jackson, there are 64 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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