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 | 2,761 | 1 | 908 | 2 | 279 | 6 |
| Clarinda | 5,502 | 0 | 637 | 7 | 122 | 1 |
| Fort Dodge | 7,435 | 0 | 575 | 0 | 160 | 4 |
| ICIW | 3,889 | 21 | 84 | 18 | 65 | 0 |
| IMCC | 19,066 | 3 | 932 | 3 | 249 | 5 |
| ISP | 2,529 | 2 | 271 | 2 | 254 | 5 |
| Mt. Pleasant | 6,202 | 0 | 877 | 4 | 124 | 0 |
| Newton | 6,235 | 4 | 858 | 15 | 133 | 1 |
| North Central | 1,418 | 0 | 453 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| Total | 55,037 | 31 | 5,595 | 51 | 1,452 | 22 |
(Last update: 2/23/22 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.