Iowa Corrections COVID-19 Information
Information related to the Department's response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) will be posted here as it becomes available.
First: If you are sick and believe you may have COVID-19, please do not come to a correctional facility, and contact your healthcare provider immediately. Staff should contact their supervisor immediately.
- For information on PPE and Hand Sanitizer produced by Iowa Prison Industries, click here.
- For links to reliable information related to COVID19, click here.
- For all information related to steps the DOC has taken to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, please click here.
- For those with a loved-one incarcerated, please click here.
Quick stats
| Prison | Inmates Tested | Inmates Positive | Inmates No Longer Positive | Staff Positive* | Staff No Longer Positive | COVID Related Inmate Deaths |
| Anamosa | 2,707 | 33 | 874 | 31 | 226 | 6 |
| Clarinda | 5,455 | 0 | 630 | 3 | 95 | 1 |
| Fort Dodge | 7,432 | 2 | 561 | 10 | 129 | 4 |
| ICIW | 3,776 | 5 | 78 | 7 | 65 | 0 |
| IMCC | 19,052 | 116 | 708 | 32 | 193 | 5 |
| ISP | 2,533 | 38 | 234 | 41 | 190 | 5 |
| Mt. Pleasant | 6,203 | 13 | 864 | 20 | 97 | 0 |
| Newton | 6,184 | 7 | 844 | 6 | 102 | 1 |
| North Central | 1,401 | 36 | 417 | 3 | 56 | 0 |
| Total | 54,743 | 250 | 5,210 | 153 | 1,155 | 22 |
(Last update: 1/20/22 at 8:30 a.m.) *Some staff data is reliant on self-reporting.
Definitions:
Inmates tested: Means tests administered to inmates; may include individual inmates that were tested multiple times.
Inmates positive: Means inmates that are currently considered "positive," whether symptomatic or asymptomatic, but have not qualified as "recovered."
Inmates no longer positive: Means inmates that have had COVID-19, but have qualified as recovered from their illness and are believed to no longer be contagious.
If you are a member of our staff with questions, please click here.