Name not reported

A man held at Albemarle Correctional Institution in Badin, North Carolina, died on July 23, 2020. The N.C. Department of Public Safety attributed his death to COVID-19 with underlying health conditions. He had tested positive for the virus on June 22, was hospitalized on July 1, and his condition worsened there before he died. The Salisbury Post reported that he was the second person to die at the prison within a week.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The N.C. Department of Public Safety attributed the death to COVID-19 with underlying health 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.

Source

• Two dead from COVID-19 at state prison near Albemarle Salisbury Post, July 26, 2020