13-11-2020 04:20 via sltrib.com

Second inmate with coronavirus dies in Utah prison

A 70-year-old man on Wednesday became the second person to die at the Utah State Prison in Draper after contracting the coronavirus.The Utah Department of Corrections said in a news release Thursday that he was being housed and treated at the Oquirrh 5 facility — where the most medically vulnerable inmates live — when he tested positive for COVID-19 last Wednesday. The department said he had other medical issues that may have contributed to his death. His name has not been released,
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