2 die, nearly 400 inmates sickened after COVID-19 outbreak at Oregon prison Updated Jan 09, 2021; Posted Jan 09, 2021 Nearly 400 inmates at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 since Dec. 10, 2020, according to data from the Department of Corrections. Since the beginning of December 2020, 50 prison staff have also tested positive. (Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian) Facebook Share By Bryce Dole, East Oregonian UMATILLA — Brandon Baker was already feeling symptoms when officials at Two Rivers Correctional Institution carried out a sick inmate from two cells down. Another inmate, four cells away, said he saw the same inmate lying on his bed ill for nearly two weeks, receiving little care.