3 more inmates die of covid-19

  • Fifteen state prisoners had died after contracting the virus.
    Fifteen state prisoners had died after contracting the virus.

Three Florida inmates died over the weekend from complications of covid-19, the state Department of Corrections reported on Monday. 

The identities of the three inmates and the prisons where they were housed were not immediately disclosed. As of Monday, 15 state prisoners had died after contracting the virus. The Florida Department of Health earlier reported that seven inmates had died at Blackwater River Correctional Facility, a prison operated by The Geo Group Inc.