FCI Elkton reports possible COVID-19 death

LISBON — An inmate at Federal Correctional Institution Elkton died Thursday after reporting symptoms similar to COVID-19, according to a release from the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

FCI Elkton inmate Woodrow Taylor, 53, on Tuesday reported symptoms of shortness of breath and was unable "to maintain a sufficient oxygen saturation," the release states.

He was evaluated by FCI Elkton medical staff and hospitalized locally. His condition "quickly declined" and he was placed on a ventilator.

Taylor was tested at the hospital for COVID-19, but those test results have not yet been returned, according to the release.

Taylor had long-term, pre-existing medical conditions designated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as creating higher risk of severity, according to the release.

He was serving a 60-month sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute at least 500 grams of cocaine and had been imprisoned since April 29.

FCI Elkton is a low-security facility currently housing 2,040 male offenders, with another 417 male offenders in an adjacent satellite facility.

Two other FCI Elkton inmates had already tested positive for the disease, according to the bureau.

More information on the bureau's COVID-19 response can be found here.

This story was originally published April 2, 2020 at 4:55 PM with the headline "FCI Elkton reports possible COVID-19 death."