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Died in prison

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49 years old · Green River Correctional Complex, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

A man, 49, was held at Green River Correctional Complex in Central City, Kentucky, a state prison, when he was admitted to a hospital on April 8, 2020. He tested positive for COVID-19 the next day and died in the hospital from complications related to the disease, according to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. Beshear announced the death as the first of an incarcerated person in the state to die of the coronavirus.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Gov. Andy Beshear said the man died of complications related to COVID-19.

Reported by: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.

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