Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

May 15, 2020

COVID-19 in Correctional and Detention Facilities – United States, February-April 2020

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  • During April 22–28, 2020, aggregate data on COVID-19 cases were reported to CDC by 37 of 54 state and territorial health department jurisdictions. Among these, 86% reported at least one laboratory confirmed case from a total of 420 correctional and detention facilities.  
  • There were 4,983 infections and 88 deaths among incarcerated or detained persons, and 2,778 infections and 15 deaths among facility staff members.   

Wallace et al. (May 15, 2020). COVID-19 in Correctional and Detention Facilities – United States, February-April 2020. MMWR. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6919e1