Antonio Fernandez Ayala

Antonio Fernandez Ayala, 79, died on June 4, 2020, while held at Hospital Galveston in Galveston County, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice facility. The Department said he had tested positive for COVID-19 and that evidence suggested the virus contributed to his death. The Texas Attorney General's custodial death report also records his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice says COVID-19 was a contributing factor in his death.

Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

News reports (2)

• Three More Inmates Die Due to COVID-19, One Denton County Death, TDCJ Says - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, June 25, 2020
• Custodial death report 20-949-P Texas Office of the Attorney General, Custodial Deaths Report, August 18, 2020