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Izaac Ruben Bermea

50 years old · died November 29, 2021 · Santa Clara County Main Jail Complex, Santa Clara County, California

Izaac Ruben Bermea, 50, of Gilroy, was held at the Santa Clara County Jail. News reports say jail nursing staff sent him to Valley Medical Center on November 9, 2021, after a medical assessment. He died at the hospital on November 29, 2021. One report gives COVID-19 related complications as the cause of death, while another says the cause had not been released. The Sheriff's Office, the District Attorney's Office and the County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office are jointly investigating the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. One account gives COVID-19 related complications as the cause without naming a source, while the Sheriff's Office says the cause of death has not been released and the death is under joint investigation.

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