TOPEKA, Kansas – An Ellsworth Correctional Facility (ECF) resident who died Monday, November 2 had tested positive for COVID-19, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.
This is second resident death from ECF, and the ninth resident death related to COVID-19 for the department.
The resident was moved October 28 to the Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) COVID-19 Management Unit (CMU) after testing positive for the virus. He was transported from LCF to the hospital on October 29.
The resident was a 76-year-old while male with underlying medical concerns that contributed to his condition.
He was serving a 176 months sentence for two counts of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child and aggravated endangerment of a child.