Name not reported
A man in his early 70s died at a hospital on July 24, 2020, after testing positive for COVID-19 while held at Albemarle Correctional Institution in Badin, North Carolina. The N.C. Department of Public Safety said he had complications from COVID-19 along with pre-existing health conditions, and that he had been hospitalized on July 2. The department declined to release his name, citing family privacy and the confidentiality of prison records.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The N.C. Department of Public Safety says he died of complications of COVID-19 with pre-existing conditions.
Reported by: N.C. Department of Public Safety (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.