TOPEKA, Kansas – A&nbsp; Ellsworth Correctional Facility resident who died Monday, October 19, 2020 had tested positive for COVID-19. This is the sixth resident death related to COVID-19, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.

The resident tested positive on September 26 at which time he was moved to the Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) COVID-19 Management Unit (CMU).&nbsp; Three days later he was transported from LCF to the hospital.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

The resident’s family has asked that his name not be released.&nbsp; He was a 60-year-old black male with underlying medical concerns that contributed to his condition.&nbsp;

This resident was serving a life sentence based on four sex crime convictions from Wyandotte County, Kansas.&nbsp;

TOPEKA, Kansas – A&nbsp; Ellsworth Correctional Facility resident who died Monday, October 19, 2020 had tested positive for COVID-19. This is the sixth resident death related to COVID-19, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.The resident tested positive on September 26 at which time he was moved to the Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) COVID-19 Management Unit (CMU).&nbsp; Three days later he was transported from LCF to the hospital.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The resident’s family has asked that his name not be released.&nbsp; He was a 60-year-old black male with underlying medical concerns that contributed to his condition.&nbsp;This resident was serving a life sentence based on four sex crime convictions from Wyandotte County, Kansas.&nbsp;

6th Kan. inmate died after testing positive for COVID-19