UMATILLA — Four more inmates who reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 in the ongoing outbreak at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla have died, according to press releases from the Oregon Department of Corrections.

Thirteen inmates from TRCI who contracted COVID-19 have died since Jan. 1, according to ODOC press releases.

The newly reported deaths come as the prison continues to face a surge in cases. Since Tuesday, Jan. 19, 65 inmates and eight staff have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, according to data from ODOC as of Sunday, Jan. 24.

Since the beginning of January, the prison has reported 434 positive cases among adults in custody and 59 cases among staff.

The prison continues to report more active cases among adults in custody than any prison in Oregon, with 126 as of Jan. 24, according to ODOC.

The Oregon Department of Corrections doesn’t release identifying information about those who die from COVID-19.

But the agency did disclose that the first reported victim was a man between 70 and 80 years old who died at the prison on Thursday, Jan. 21.

The second was between 75 and 85 years old and reportedly died in the prison’s infirmary.

The third and fourth each reportedly died Jan. 26 at a local hospital. One of the men was between 55 and 65 years old, and the other was between 65 and 75.

In all, 39 inmates in Oregon prisons who tested positive for COVID-19 have died, according to ODOC.

And since the prison began reporting COVID-19 cases in April 2020, Two Rivers has reported 704 positive cases among inmates, the most among Oregon prisons. The prison has also reported 120 positive cases among staff, the third most in the state.