COVID-19 may have claimed the life of an inmate at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.

The Mississippi Department of Corrections issued a statement Monday evening about the inmate, who died Saturday. His test for the novel coronavirus came back positive after his death.

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Fears of the coronavirus are running so high at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman that some employees are staying away, renewing concerns about low staffing at the prison, which is already under investigation by the Justice Department.

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