Name not reported
A man held at Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield, South Dakota, died in 2020, and the South Dakota Department of Corrections said COVID-19 played a role in his death. The death came during an outbreak at the prison, where more than 700 people had tested positive for the virus in recent weeks, and most of them had recovered. KELOLAND.com described it as the first state inmate death linked to the virus in South Dakota. His name and age were not reported.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The South Dakota Department of Corrections said COVID-19 played a role in the inmate's death.
Reported by: South Dakota Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.