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 | 2,601 | 1 | 872 | 6 | 155 | 6 |
| Clarinda | 5,265 | 0 | 606 | 0 | 65 | 1 |
| Fort Dodge | 7,339 | 0 | 565 | 3 | 101 | 4 |
| ICIW | 3,142 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 42 | 0 |
| IMCC | 18,252 | 1 | 580 | 1 | 116 | 5 |
| ISP | 2,444 | 0 | 233 | 7 | 119 | 5 |
| Mt. Pleasant | 5,973 | 1 | 793 | 9 | 60 | 0 |
| Newton | 6,095 | 1 | 842 | 2 | 66 | 1 |
| North Central | 1,157 | 0 | 391 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Total | 52,268 | 4 | 4,909 | 29 | 760 | 22 |
(Last update: 9/23/21 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.