NEBRASKA STATE PRISON INMATE DIES IN LINCOLN HOSPITAL; FIVE MORE CORRECTIONS STAFF TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

LINCOLN- A prisoner at the state prison in Lincoln died on Friday after testing positive for COVID-19. He had spent two weeks in the hospital. 

The inmate has not yet been named. The man was in his 50s and had several underlying health conditions. A grand jury will conduct an investigation on this case as they must when an inmate dies. A recent surge in cases in corrections departments across the state has forced two state prisons to go under quarantine. 112 corrections staff members have tested positive for the virus since the beginning. 82 new cases among inmates at the Nebraska State Penitentiary have been reported. 

Additionally, five more Nebraska Department of Corrections staffers have tested positive for COVID-19. Four of the cases come from the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln, the fifth case comes from the Diagnostic Evaluation Center in Lincoln. All staff members have been identified and are self-isolating. These additional cases bring the total number of staff members testing positive for the virus to 132. 64 prison staffers have recovered. 

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