19% Of Inmates Found Positive With COVID-19 Testing At Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Jail

On April 29, 2020, officials at the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Correctional Facility (MCCF) reported that 18.7% of the facility inmates (177 of the total 948 tested) tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Before conducting the testing, MCCF had been aware of six cases.

Of the 177 who tested positive, 3.4% were showing COVID-19 symptoms and 96.6% had no symptoms. No updated information as to the current number of the facility inmates affected by COVID-19 is available. However as of May 12, 2020, no new cases of COVID-19 were reported at the MCCF . . .