Jesse Zeigler
Jesse Zeigler, 74, was held at Marion Correctional Institution in Marion, Ohio, which NBC News reported had one of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks in the country. His stepdaughter, Christine Bevington, said he developed symptoms in early April 2020, and The Marion Star reported he was admitted to hospital on April 8. He was taken to Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, where he tested positive for COVID-19 and was placed on oxygen, and he died there on April 20, 2020, according to NBC News, which reported that his family learned of it from the hospital. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said his death was the first from COVID-19 of a person held at the prison.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction attributed his death to COVID-19, and his family learned of it from the hospital.
Reported by: Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (the agency that held him); Marion Public Health.