Coralville, Ia- On Wednesday, the Iowa Department of Corrections temporarily suspended admission to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center.
According to a news release the facility is currently experiencing a rise in COVID-19 cases, and this suspension will be lifted as soon as the department believes the virus is no longer spreading at the facility.
While IMCC staff have extensive experience treating COVID-19-positive inmates, large-scale quarantining and testing measures have been taken since an inmate in the general population section tested positive for COVID-19 a week ago. Additional testing for facility staff is also being conducted.
On average, the facility admits approximately 65 inmates per week from the jails.
