Coronavirus in the Montgomery County Correctional Facility
The number of inmates in the Montgomery County Correctional Facility with known cases of the coronavirus grew substantially after facility-wide testing last week. Almost all of the inmates who tested positive showed no symptoms at the time of their tests.
More than 75% of the 948 inmates are being held in isolation or quarantine, depending on whether they tested positive or came into contact with someone who did.
177
171 of the inmates
who tested positive showed no symptoms
Unaffected
In isolation
175
229
6
Quarantined
544
Before
mass
testing
After
mass
testing
SOURCES: County officials; Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
DOMINIQUE DeMOE / Staff Artist
Coronavirus in the
Montgomery County
Correctional Facility
The number of inmates in the Montgomery County Correctional Facility with known cases of the coronavirus grew substantially after facility-wide testing last week. Almost all of the inmates who tested positive showed no symptoms at the time of their tests.
177
171 of the inmates
who tested positive showed no symptoms
6
Before
mass
testing
After
mass
testing
More than 75% of the 948 inmates are being held in isolation or quarantine, depending on whether they tested positive or came into contact with someone who did.
Unaffected
In isolation
175
229
Quarantined
544
SOURCES: County officials; Pa. Department of Corrections
DOMINIQUE DeMOE / Staff Artist
