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Fiatau Mika

64 years old · died October 20, 2020 · Saguaro Correctional Center, Pinal County, Arizona

Fiatau Mika, 64, died on October 20, 2020, while held at Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona, a facility where the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation sent prisoners from Hawaii. He was found unresponsive in his cell, according to Honolulu Civil Beat's account of the autopsy. The Pinal County medical examiner attributed his death to diabetes and heart disease, and the autopsy found he had COVID-19 after death and had been housed in a unit used for COVID-19 cases. The Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation lists his death on its public notification page.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Pinal County medical examiner attributed his death to diabetes and heart disease, and the autopsy showed he had COVID-19 after death.

Reported by: Pinal County medical examiner (medical examiner or coroner).

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