A nurse at the Hudson County jail in Kearny has died, county officials said in an email obtained by The Jersey Journal.

Daisy Doronila, who has worked at the jail for more than 20 years, was hospitalized at Mountainside Medical Center. County officials said Doronila had been out of work since March 14.

In a Facebook post, her daughter said that she was initially diagnosed by her private doctor with strep throat on March 16 and was not approved for a coronavirus test. By March 24 Doronila was on a ventilator fighting for her life, her daughter said.

County officials could not be immediately reached for comment.

On March 20, the jail suspended contact visits with prisoners. On March 23 and 24, the jail released low-risk inmates Tuesday to halt the spread of coronavirus.