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Jackie Lovett

71 years old · died October 20, 2021 · Sussex Correctional Institution, Sussex County, Delaware

Jackie Lovett, 71, was held at Sussex Correctional Institution in Georgetown, Delaware, and had underlying health conditions. He tested positive for COVID-19 in early July 2021 and was treated at the Department of Correction's COVID-19 treatment center at Vaughn Correctional Center before being taken to Bayhealth on July 14 as his symptoms developed. The Department of Correction said he died on October 20, 2021, from complications of hypothyroidism and COVID-19, and said his family took part in decisions about his treatment at the hospital.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Delaware Department of Correction says he died from complications of hypothyroidism 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.

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