Died in prison
Charles Patterson
Charles Patterson, 55, was held at Sussex Correctional Institution in Delaware when he tested positive for COVID-19 in July 2020. He was moved to the COVID-19 treatment center at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center and later to Bayhealth Hospital in Dover, where he died on September 7, 2020. The Delaware Department of Correction said his death resulted from complications of COPD, diabetes, hypertension and COVID-19.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Delaware Department of Correction said his death resulted from complications of COPD, diabetes, hypertension and COVID-19.
Reported by: Delaware Department of Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.