TOPEKA, Kansas – A Hutchinson Correctional Facility resident who died Thursday, Oct. 29, had tested positive for COVID-19.
This is the second COVID-19-related resident death at HCF, and the eighth resident death related to COVID-19 for the department, according to a media release from the Kansas Dept. of Corrections.
The resident tested positive for the virus on Oct. 16 and was transferred to the hospital on Oct. 19. He was a 50-year old Asian or Pacific Islander male with underlying medical concerns that contributed to his condition.
The resident was serving a 195-month sentence for aggravated criminal sodomy. He had been imprisoned with the Kansas Department of Corrections since September 2015.