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Lansing Correctional Facility resident dies due to COVID-19

Lansing Correctional Facility
Posted at 5:02 PM, Jan 21, 2022
and last updated 2022-01-21 18:02:01-05

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Lansing Correctional Facility announced Friday that another resident died due to COVID-19.

According to the facility, the man died on Thursday, Jan. 20. Officials later ruled he tested positive for the virus.

The 90-year-old man had underlying medical conditions.

Over the course of the pandemic, the Kansas Department of Corrections has reported 23 deaths related to COVID-19.

KDOC will not reveal the man's name or his underlying conditions.


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