EL DORADO, Kan. (AP) - A 13th Kansas inmate has died of COVID-19 as the virus continues to spread in the state’s prisons, infecting thousands.
The Kansas Department of Corrections said the latest inmate to die had been serving a 24-year sentence for attempted first-degree murder and second-degree murder at the El Dorado Correctional Facility. He was 65 and had an unspecified underlying medical condition. He was taken to a hospital Saturday and died Monday.
The state prison system - housing about 8,600 inmates - has reported 5,303 cases among offenders and another 1,063 among staff. Four staff members also have died.
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