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Inmate At Montgomery County Prison Dies From Coronavirus
Officials said he was serving a life sentence for a first-degree murder conviction in Philadelphia and had underlying health conditions.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — The first inmate in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections died from coronavirus, according to state officials.
Officials said Monday that an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix in Collegeville, Montgomery County, died at the Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia on Wednesday, April 8.
The Montgomery County coroner Saturday notified prison officials that the cause of death was determined to be acute respiratory distress from pneumonia due to coronavirus, known as COVID-19, with contributing factors of hypertensive cardiovascular disease and liver cirrhosis.
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As of Friday, the prison has 11 inmates who tested positive for the virus.
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According to officials, the inmate was a 67-year-old African American who was serving a life sentence for a first-degree murder conviction out of Philadelphia County.
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The inmate’s next-of-kin was contacted.
In the event of another coronavirus-related inmate deaths occur, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections will include that information on its website and will not issue individual news releases.
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