MDOC Cumulative Report: 2,640 Confirmed Positive Cases at Jackson Facilities, 297 Confirmed Positive Jackson Staff

(November 29, 2020  8:12 PM) The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 2:45 PM November 29, there are 13,796 confirmed positive COVID-19 cumulative cases at facilities throughout the state, an increase of 4,385 in the past week.  Of that statewide total, 2,640 of the confirmed positive cases are at Jackson facilities.  The number of cases in Jackson facilities increased by 577 in the past week.

Throughout the state corrections system, there are currently 5,529 active cases.

In Jackson, there are 1,107 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 216 at Cooper Street Correctional Facility, 23 at Duane Waters Health Center, 783 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility, and 511 at Parnall Correctional Facility. 

Among staff, there are a total of 1,921 COVID-19 positive cases statewide.  In Jackson, there are 117 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases among employees at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 25 at Cooper Street Correctional Facility, 63 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility, 3 at Jackson Regional Office, 2 at Jackson Training Center and 87 at Parnall Correctional Facility.  Among Jackson staff, an increase of 30 in the past week.

There have been a total of 84 deaths (statewide) of prisoners who had tested positive for COVID-19, 22 of those deaths were among prisoners at Jackson facilities. 

Testing continues daily at al facilities. When prisoners are set to parole, discharge or other such movements, they are tested again and are not moved until the test results return.

So far, at least 357,636 total tests have been conducted for MDOC prisoners and staff.

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.