Cameron Melius
Cameron Melius, 26, worked in a vape shop. He was held at the Virginia Beach jail, where Covid-19 had spread, and was released; hours later he was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he tested positive and died two days after release. The state medical examiner listed anoxic encephalopathy after cardiac arrest, with Covid-19 as a contributing cause. The sheriff's office said he was not counted as a jail death because he was no longer in custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Virginia medical examiner listed anoxic encephalopathy after cardiac arrest, with Covid-19, as the causes, while the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office suggested drug use may have played a role, a point the public autopsy summary did not mention.
Reported by: Virginia medical examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).