ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland Department of Corrections has reported its first death tied to COVID-19.
Officials say an inmate in his 60s has died. According to the department, the man suffered from serious underlying medical conditions, and had been hospitalized for
several weeks prior to his death. He was assigned to the Jessup Correctional Institution.
Citing privacy laws, the department would not release his name, but said "DPSCS extends its deepest sympathy to the loved ones of the inmate who succumbed to the disease."
There have now been 93 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 10 different correctional facilities, including 18 inmates, 47 correctional officers, 3 parole and probation workers, 22 contractors, 1 clinical health employee, and two administrative workers.
Below is a breakdown of facilities affected and the cases reported in each one.
| Facility | Location | Total cases | Inmates | Officers | Contract Employees |
| Jessup Correctional Institution | Jessup | 33* | 10* | 13 | 10 |
| Dorsey Run Correctional Facility | Jessup | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Maryland Correctional Institution for Women | Jessup | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Patuxent Institution | Jessup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Maryland Correctional Training Ctr. | Hagerstown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Maryland Correctional Institution - Jessup | Jessup | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Maryland Reception, Diagnostics and Classification Center | Baltimore | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Metropolitan Transition Center | Baltimore | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center | Baltimore | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Western Correctional Institution / North Branch Correctional Institution | Cumberland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
