First Covid-19 death in US prison

By Sarah N. Lynch
Updated March 29 2020 - 4:38pm, first published 4:32pm
A US federal inmate has died of coronavirus, raising fears about the potential spread.
A US federal inmate has died of coronavirus, raising fears about the potential spread.

49-year-old Patrick Jones who was serving a 27-year prison term for a drug charge, has become the first federal inmate to die from COVID-19.

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