Incarcerated man diagnosed with COVID-19 dies at hospital

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August 31, 2020 6:21 PM

Published August 31, 2020 6:25 PM

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - The Idaho Department of Correction reported the death of a 64-year-old man hospitalized with COVID-19 Monday.

The man was transported from Idaho State Correctional Center to a Boise hospital for treatment on Aug. 14.

He was pronounced dead at the hospital at 9:33 p.m. on Sunday.

The man is the second person incarcerated under IDOC jurisdiction to die after being diagnosed with COVID-19.

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