The Director of Corrections reports that currently there are no cases of COVID-19 among the staff or inmates at the Northampton County Prison (NCP). Since the start of the pandemic, 188 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19. All have finished their quarantine periods or are no longer at NCP. Sixty-five staff members have tested positive for the virus since the start of the pandemic. All have finished their quarantine periods and returned to work.

“We are very pleased that cases of COVID-19 at NCP are back to zero,” says Lamont McClure. “Our vaccination clinics and the continuing mitigation measures by our staff have done a great job at reducing the infection rate within the facility.”

Since March 2020, NCP has conducted 3,603 tests for COVID-19 on inmates. All new inmates coming into the facility receive a test before they are transferred to General Population; residents are tested on a random basis.

There are currently 569 inmates in residence at NCP.

NCP has held five vaccination clinics this year. Shots for inmates and staff are administered by PrimeCare Medical. The vaccinations are not compulsory and are only provided to those who request them.

Services, including the Linking Employment Activities Pre-release or LEAP program and the Pine Brook Family Answers program have begun to reopen at the facility. The Work Release program has also resumed. Furloughed inmates are scheduled to return between now and the end of July.

A COVID-19 drive-through vaccination clinic and testing site is open at 3100 Emrick Blvd. Bethlehem Township, 18020. Hours of operation are Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 10:00AM – 2:00PM and Tuesday/Thursday from 2:00PM to 6:00PM. The drive-through testing center is located in the parking area to the rear of the Coordinated Health Building and is separate from patient parking and routine patient care.

A Physician’s order is not required to be tested. The drive-through site is open to everyone, but only residents of Northampton County will receive a free test if they do not have health coverage. All testing will be through HNL Lab Medicine unless insurance requires an alternate laboratory. Participants should bring a photo ID and their insurance card, if they have one, with them to the testing site.

To make an appointment for a vaccine at the COVID-19 drive-thru testing site use one of the following options:

1. Schedule at the LVHN website at LVHN.org/appointment.
2. Schedule on the MyLVHN patient portal, at MyLVHN.org.
3. Call 833-584-6283

Information provided to TVL by:
Becky Bartlett
Deputy Director of Administration
Northampton County Government Center
669 Washington Street
Easton, PA 18042
https://www.northamptoncounty.org/

 

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