A Greene Correctional Institution offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died.
“His death is saddening. We are working hard to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in our prisons,” said Todd Ishee, Commissioner of Prisons. “The health and safety of the staff and the offender population is our top priority.”
The offender tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 14. He was hospitalized on Dec. 1 and discharged on Dec. 9. He continued to be treated for his pre-existing medical conditions at the prison, where he died Dec. 15 of those medical conditions that were worsened by the COVID-19 infection.
The offender was a male in his early-80s who had underlying health conditions. Given his family’s right to privacy and the confidentiality of prison offender records, the Department of Public Safety will not further identify the individual.
Prisons leadership has taken more than four dozen actions throughout the North Carolina prison system to try to prevent transmission of the virus. They are found here.