MDOC Cumulative Report: 5,521 Confirmed Positive Cases at Jackson Facilities, 688 Confirmed Positive Jackson Staff

(May 10, 2021 10:39 AM) The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 6:55 PM May 7, there are 26,538 confirmed positive COVID-19 cumulative cases at facilities throughout the state.  Of that statewide total, 5,521 of the confirmed positive cases have been at Jackson facilities.   

Throughout the state corrections system, there are currently 311 active cases. 

In Jackson, there have been 2,758 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 1,219 at Cooper Street Correctional Facility, 36 at Duane Waters Health Center, 963 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility, and 545 at Parnall Correctional Facility.   All numbers are cumulative.

Among staff, there are a total of 4,302 COVID-19 positive cases statewide.  In Jackson, there have been 245 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases among employees at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 159 at Cooper Street Correctional Facility, 147 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility, 4 at Jackson Regional Warehouse, 5 at Jackson Regional Office, 2 at Jackson Training Center and 126 at Parnall Correctional Facility.  All numbers are cumulative.

There have been a total of 141 deaths (statewide) of prisoners who had tested positive for COVID-19, 33 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.