Third Deer Ridge inmate dies after testing positive for COVID-19
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(Update: DOC says twp Two Rivers inmates 30th, 31st to die with COVID-19)
Outbreak at prison near Madras has eased, with 23 active cases
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) An inmate at the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution near Madras who tested positive for COVID-19 died Saturday at an area hospital, the Oregon Department of Corrections reported.
The adult in custody (AIC) was between 55 and 65 years old, the agency said in a news release. As with other COVID-19-related deaths, the DOC did not release additional details.
As with all in-custody deaths, Oregon State Police have been notified, and the Medical Examiner will determine cause of death.
Dept. of Corrections begins vaccinating staff at Deer Ridge, other state prisons
KTVZ file
Inmates in high priority on standby, if doses are available
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Corrections held its first vaccination clinic Wednesday for staff at the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution near Madras, the same day an Oregon State Penitentiary inmate who tested positive for COVID-19 died at the Salem prison, the 22
nd state prison inmate to die with the virus.
The inmate who died at the Salem prison was between 30 and 40 years old, but the state did not release further details, consistent with their information release in previous similar deaths, “to balance the desire for transparency with our legal obligation to protect personal health information.
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Monday, the first Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) employees received the Moderna Therapeutics COVID-19 vaccine. DOC has received enough doses to treat 400 people and anticipates regular access to, and distribution of, additional vaccines in the future. In the coming months, this protection will be offered and strongly encouraged to all DOC staff, contractors, Oregon Corrections Enterprises employees, and adults in custody (AICs). Prioritization of vaccines will be determined by guidance from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), and the Governor’s Office.
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Photo: Dr. Warren Roberts receives the COVID-19 vaccine
Monday, the first Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) employees received the Moderna Therapeutics COVID-19 vaccine. DOC has received enough doses to treat 400 people and anticipates regular access to, and distribution of, additional vaccines in the future. In the coming months, this protection will be offered and strongly encouraged to all DOC staff, contractors, Oregon Corrections Enterprises employees, and adults in custody (AICs). Prioritization of vaccines will be determined by guidance from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), and the Governor’s Office.