Incarcerated man with COVID-19 dies at hospital

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July 29, 2020 5:34 PM

Published July 29, 2020 5:35 PM

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - The Idaho Department of Correction reports an incarcerated person with COVID-19 has died.

On July 22, Frank Dawson Conover, 66, was transported from Idaho State Correctional Center to a Boise hospital for emergency treatment.

While at the hospital, he tested positive for COVID-19 while being treated for other serious underlying health conditions.

Conover was pronounced dead at the hospital at 4:49 a.m. Wednesday.

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