EL DORADO, Kan. — 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.
