By Jason Taylor
IOWA CITY, Iowa - A 13th Iowa inmate is dead from COVID-19.
A 58-year-old man, Dale Viers, was serving time at the Iowa State Penitentiary, and had been in prison for 25 years on a 1st Degree Kidnapping conviction.
He died early Sunday morning from COVID-19 and other preexisting conditions at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
The Iowa prison system experienced a systemwide outbreak of the virus in November, which coincided with a surge in general across the state.
Positive cases at state prisons have since subsided, with 91 reported early Tuesday morning.
Two staff members at Iowa prisons have died from COVID-19, one each at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women and the Clarinda Correctional Facility.
Woman transferred from prison to face another prosecution in Cerro Gordo County
Jennifer Filbrandt
Posted: Dec 21, 2020 12:42 PM
Updated: Dec 21, 2020 1:25 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
MASON CITY, Iowa – A repeat offender is back in the Cerro Gordo County Jail again.
Jennifer Mae Filbrandt, 36 of Mason City, is accused of a controlled substance violation. Authorities say they searched her home on September 25, 2019, and found about 5.5 grams of methamphetamine along with several empty plastic bags.
This criminal charge wasn’t filed until November 17, 2020, and Filbrandt wasn’t booked into the county jail until Sunday night after being transferred from the Iowa Correctional Institute for Women in Mitchellville. Filbrandt was there for violating her parole on 2016 convictions on drug and burglary charges in Cerro Gordo County. Court records say Filbrandt has two other previous convictions on felony cases in the county.
COVID-19 at the University of Iowa
On Friday, University of Iowa officials said another three cases of COVID-19 had been self-reported by students since Wednesday, totaling 2,799 cases since Aug. 18. Officials also reported six new cases among the university s faculty and staff, for a total of 327 so far this semester.
The university also reported no students living in its residence halls who are currently being asked to quarantine and just two who are self-isolating.
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COVID cases in Iowa prisons
The state reported three incarcerated individuals and six staff members at Coralville s Iowa Medical and Classification Center were positive for the disease at 10 a.m. Monday. Another 398 inmates and 73 employees have tested positive and since recovered.
COVID-19 at the University of Iowa
On Friday, University of Iowa officials said another three cases of COVID-19 had been self-reported by students since Wednesday, totaling 2,799 cases since Aug. 18. Officials also reported six new cases among the university s faculty and staff, for a total of 327 so far this semester.
The university also reported no students living in its residence halls who are currently being asked to quarantine and just two who are self-isolating.
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COVID cases in Iowa prisons
The state reported three incarcerated individuals and six staff members at Coralville s Iowa Medical and Classification Center were positive for the disease at 10 a.m. Saturday. Another 398 inmates and 73 employees have tested positive and since recovered.
COVID-19 at the University of Iowa
On Wednesday, University of Iowa officials said another three cases of COVID-19 had been self-reported by students since Wednesday, totaling 2,799 cases since Aug. 18. Officials also reported six new cases among the university s faculty and staff, for a total of 327 so far this semester.
The university also reported no students living in its residence halls who are currently being asked to quarantine and just two who are self-isolating.
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COVID cases in Iowa prisons
The state continued to report no incarcerated individuals at Coralville s Iowa Medical and Classification Center were positive for the disease at 10 a.m. Friday. Six staff members are positive, however. Another 398 inmates and 71 employees have tested positive and since recovered.