Dodge Correctional Sees Small Uptick In COVID-19 Cases

(Waupun) Additional coronavirus cases have been reported at a Dodge County prison, according to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Dodge Correctional has seen six additional inmates test positive over the last several days, and that number now stands at 25 total confirmed cases. Eleven cases are still active while 14 have recovered. The facility has had five staff members reported to have COVID-19. Nearby Waupun Correctional has had the most positive tests among inmates with 228; over 200 of those cases were reported in early June. All cases have recovered. The prison has also reported the most staff members to test positive with 24. The Wisconsin National Guard was at Fox Lake Correctional Thursday conducting site-based testing. Both Fox Lake and John C. Burke have had no positive tests among inmates to date, however Fox Lake has reported six employees who have had COVD-19.