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First Federal Prison Inmate Dies From CCP Virus

First Federal Prison Inmate Dies From CCP Virus
The Metropolitan Correctional Center, which is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, stands in lower Manhattan in New York City on Nov. 19, 2019. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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A 47-year-old inmate in Louisiana has become the first to die from COVID-19 in a federal prison, officials announced over the weekend.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons reported that 19 inmates and 19 staff have currently tested positive across the federal prison system, with five of those inmates at the low-security Louisiana prison where the inmate died on Saturday.
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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