Taiwan Davis

Taiwan Davis, 39, died on August 5, 2020, at a local hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19 while held at the federal prison in Marion, Illinois. The Federal Bureau of Prisons said he was taken to the hospital three days after testing positive for the virus. The agency said he had pre-existing medical conditions that raise the risk of severe COVID-19.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Federal Bureau of Prisons says he died of COVID-19 after testing positive while held at USP Marion, and that he had pre-existing conditions that raise the risk of severe illness.

Reported by: Federal Bureau of Prisons (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Source

• 2nd inmate with COVID-19 dies at Marion federal prison Southern Illinoisan, August 7, 2020