Jacinto Salinse Cortez
According to his obituary, Jacinto Salinse Cortez, 70, worked as a machine operator and had a passion for carpentry, machinery and his family, and he is survived by his wife and children. He was held at the Cotulla Unit in Cotulla, Texas, where he tested positive for COVID-19 on July 13, the day he was transported. He died on August 5, 2020, at Hospital Galveston, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice facility. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice's list of deaths gives COVID-19 as the cause. No autopsy was performed, and WFAA reported that medical evidence suggests the virus contributed to his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice listed COVID-19 as his cause of death, and no autopsy was conducted.
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.