Montco Correctional Facility: 6 Inmates, 6 Staff Have Coronavirus

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — While the inmate population at Montgomery County Correctional Facility continues to plummet, more cases of coronavirus have been found in both inmates and staff.

There are now six inmates and six staff members that have tested positive for the virus, officials said, announcing one new positive among the prison population on Wednesday. Two other new positives among inmates had been announced in recent days, after an initial batch of three cases earlier in the month.

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Of those six, two have already recovered, and the other four are in stable condition and in isolation.

Officials are still awaiting test results for one more inmate who had previously shown symptoms.

The number of total inmates in quarantine has remained somewhat steady over the past week and a half, with a total of 198 currently isolated. None are showing symptoms as of Wednesday, Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh said.

In addition, three more correctional officers have tested positive this week, officials said Wednesday, bringing the total number of staff infected up to six.

The facility's inmate population continues to steadily decline, as the county has managed to reduce the total number of prisoners from 1,342 on March 12 to 959 on Wednesday, marking a 28 percent decrease.

The average number of daily commits to the facility is down to about six, compared to the typical 28 per day prior to the outbreak.

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