Second Death Row Inmate in Two Days Tests Positive for COVID-19

DEATH ROW PANDEMIC

Cory Johnson, who tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, is scheduled to be executed next month.

Breaking News/Cheat Sheet Intern

Published Dec. 18 2020 10:17PM EST

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One day after federal death row inmate Dustin John Higgs tested positive for coronavirus, a second person on death row was diagnosed with the illness.

Ana Lucia Murillo

Breaking News/Cheat Sheet Intern

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Second Death Row Inmate in Two Days Tests Positive for COVID-19

Cory Johnson, who tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, is scheduled to be executed next month.

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Ana Lucia Murillo