Second prisoner at Cambridgeshire jail dies after contracting coronavirus

The 77-year-old man, who was serving at HMP Littlehey near Huntingdon, died in hospital on Friday.

He had a number of underlying health conditions.

He is the third prisoner in the country to die.

A Prison Service spokesman said: “A 77-year-old HMP Littlehey prisoner died in hospital on March 27.

“Our condolences are with his family at this time.

“As with all deaths in custody, there will be an independent investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.”

Convicted paedophile Edwin Hillier, 84, who was also at HMP Littlehey, died in hospital on March 22 after contracting coronavirus.Hillier, who was the first serving British prisoner to die with coronavirus, reportedly had underlying health issues.A 66-year-old male inmate at HMP Manchester died in hospital on March 26 after contracting coronavirus.

He had been receiving end-of-life care for an underlying health condition before he tested positive for Covid-19.

As of 5pm on Monday, 65 inmates had tested positive for coronavirus in 23 prisons, the Ministry of Justice said.