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UMATILLA – Two inmates at Two Rivers Correctional Facility in Umatilla died last week after testing positive for COVID-19, according to the Oregon Corrections Department.
Four people have now died since the start of January in the latest wave of cases, the Oregon Corrections Department said.
State data on Wednesday shows that 101 inmates and 24 staff at Two Rivers have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week, the East Oregonian reported.
The prison’s total number of active cases among inmates also rose to 258, according to state data as of January 13.
This is the largest among Oregon prisons, the second highest coming from the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, which is believed to have 128 active cases among inmates.
Two Rivers has reported more cases of COVID-19 among adults in custody than any other prison in Oregon since the start of the pandemic, with a total of 589, state data shows. Of the staff, 107 have tested positive, the third largest in the state.
The first Two Rivers inmate who died this week after testing positive was a man between the ages of 70 and 80 who died at a local hospital on January 10, the Corrections Department said.
The second inmate to die this week after testing positive was a man between the ages of 65 and 75. He died on Thursday at a local hospital, according to a new agency statement.
– The Associated Press
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