Published December 21. 2020 1:07AM
Associated Press
RHODE ISLAND
A 66-year-old Rhode Island inmate with COVID-19 died, the state Department of Corrections announced late Saturday.
The inmate, whose name was not released, died at Rhode Island Hospital, the department said. He “had other complicating comorbidities that likely contributed to his death,” the department said.
The man was serving a life without parole sentence in the maximum security facility at Adult Correctional Institutions since 1988 for the sexual assault and resulting death of a 73-year-old woman, the department said.
The department said Friday that there had been 390 confirmed coronavirus cases at the maximum-security facility of the ACI, including 331 among inmates and 59 among staff, the Providence Journal reported.
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One additional worker at the Lyme Road nursing home has tested positive since Friday, said Martha Ilsley, the facility’s full-time administrator.
The new cases bring the outbreak’s total to 105 people; including 68 residents, 35 workers and two outside essential vendors, as of Sunday.
Three residents still are considered to be seriously ill.
“I remain very thankful for my committed dedicated staff,and also am so thankful for all of the community support that we have received,” Ilsley said in an email to the
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A 66-year-old Rhode Island inmate with COVID-19 died, the state Department of Corrections announced late Saturday.