MDOC Cumulative Report: 2,968 Confirmed Positive Cases at Jackson Facilities, 350 Confirmed Positive Jackson Staff

(December 6, 2020  9:03 PM) The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 4 PM December 4, there are 15,757 confirmed positive COVID-19 cumulative cases at facilities throughout the state, an increase of 1,960 in the past week.  Of that statewide total, 2,968 of the confirmed positive cases are at Jackson facilities.  The number of cases in Jackson facilities increased by 328 in the past week.  The number of staff cases increased by 53.

Throughout the state corrections system, there are currently 6,533 active cases.

In Jackson, there are 1,158 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 796 at Cooper Street Correctional Facility, 25 at Duane Waters Health Center, 792 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility, and 510 at Parnall Correctional Facility. 

Among staff, there are a total of 2,160 COVID-19 positive cases statewide.  In Jackson, there are 136 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases among employees at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 55 at Cooper Street Correctional Facility, 66 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility, 4 at Jackson Regional Office, 2 at Jackson Training Center, and 87 at Parnall Correctional Facility. 

There have been a total of 91 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 all` 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.

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.