John W. Rosciolo
John W. Rosciolo, 78, died on July 24, 2020, while held at Sussex Correctional Institution in Georgetown, Delaware. He was the first person to die in a COVID-19 outbreak at the prison, where 352 men were infected, according to WHYY. Prisons spokesman Jason Miller said he had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease and COVID-19, and that he developed a fever, was moved to another state prison for treatment, and was later admitted to Bayhealth Hospital in Dover, where he died. The Delaware Department of Correction announced the death in a news release.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Prisons spokesman Jason Miller attributed the death to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease and COVID-19.
Reported by: Delaware Department of Correction (the agency that held him); prisons spokesman Jason Miller (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.