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COVID In Minnesota: Rush City Inmate, 57, Dies After Testing Positive
1 month ago | By CBS
MINNEAPOLIS - A 57-year-old inmate from the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Rush City has died from complications of COVID-19.
Officials with the Minnesota Department of Corrections say the man died Saturday at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Paul. His identity has not been released.
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Since the pandemic reached the state in March, five Minnesota inmates have died of the viral disease. This is the first COVID-related death of a Rush City inmate, according to the DOC. The prison currently has 49...
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