Bartolo Infante
Bartolo Infante, 72, was held at the Telford Unit, a Texas state prison near New Boston, when he tested positive for COVID-19 on April 3, 2020. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said he had numerous preexisting medical conditions and had been hospitalized under isolation in Texarkana for viral pneumonia. He died on April 7, 2020, and the state listed the cause as viral pneumonia after a positive COVID-19 test. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice ordered an autopsy to determine whether COVID-19 was a factor in his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said he died of viral pneumonia after testing positive for COVID-19 and had numerous preexisting medical conditions.
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.