Valdosta State Prison sees a dozen employees test positive for COVID-19

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - A dozen staff members at Valdosta State Prison have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Department of Corrections’ latest numbers.

Of those, four have recovered.

The prison has not seen any inmates test positive for the virus.

| The latest state prison COVID-19 numbers from the Georgia Department of Corrections. |

Autry State Prison

• Staff that tested positive: 11
• Staff recovered: 10
• Inmates that tested positive: 76
• Inmates recovered: 72
• Inmate deaths: 3

Bainbridge Probation Substance Abuse Treatment Center

• Staff that tested positive: 8
• Staff recovered: 5
• Inmates that tested positive: 31
• Inmates recovered: 31

Calhoun State Prison

• Staff that tested positive: 17
• Staff recovered: 16
• Staff deaths: 1
• Inmates that tested positive: 55
• Inmates recovered: 45
• Inmate deaths: 1

Coffee Correctional Facility

• Inmates that tested positive: 177
• Inmates recovered: 1
• Inmate deaths: 1

Colquitt County Correctional Institute

• Inmates that tested positive: 11
• Inmates recovered: 11

Dooly State Prison

• Staff that tested positive: 8
• Staff recovered: 8
• Inmates that tested positive: 17
• Inmates recovered: 10
• Inmate deaths: 1

Lee State Prison

• Staff that tested positive: 20
• Staff recovered: 20
• Inmates that tested positive: 21
• Inmates recovered: 19
• Inmate deaths: 2

Mitchell County Correctional Institute

• Inmates that tested positive: 3
• Inmates recovered: 3

Wilcox State Prison

• Staff that tested positive: 1
• Staff recovered: 1
• Inmates that tested positive: 0