Name not reported

A man in his mid-60s died of COVID-19 on December 6, 2020, while held at Nash Correctional Institution, a state prison east of Raleigh, North Carolina. The state Department of Public Safety said he had underlying health problems. His death came during an outbreak at the prison that infected 149 of its roughly 630 people held there, one of 29 state prison deaths from COVID-19 by that point.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The state Department of Public Safety said the man died of COVID-19 and had underlying health problems.

Reported by: state Department of Public Safety (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Source

• ‘This seems at best neglectful.’ How a once-healthy NC prison became a COVID hotspot. Charlotte Observer, December 18, 2020