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62-Year-Old Woman Is First Pennsylvania Inmate To Die Of COVID-19, DOC Says 62-Year-Old Woman Is First Pennsylvania Inmate To Die Of COVID-19, DOC Says
62-Year-Old Woman Is First Pennsylvania Inmate To Die Of Covid-19, DOC Says A 62-year-old woman being held at State Correctional Institution at Muncy last week became the first Pennsylvania inmate to die of COVID-19, state officials report. The female inmate, whose name wasn't being released, had underlying medical conditions and was taken to the hospital on Jan. 20, according to Department of Corrections and SCI Muncy spokeswoman Maria A. Bivens. The inmate had been at SCI Muncy since April 2013, and tested positive for COVID-19 while at the hospital, officials said. She was serving a 10 to 40-year sentence for burglary, officials said. "We are experiencing the …

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