Name not reported
A 67-year-old man held at Phoenix State Prison in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, died on April 8, 2020, at Einstein Medical Center. The Montgomery County coroner determined the cause of death was acute respiratory distress from pneumonia due to COVID-19, with hypertensive cardiovascular disease and liver cirrhosis as contributing factors, according to state prison officials. State prison officials announced his death as the first COVID-19 death of a person held in the state's prisons. He was from Philadelphia.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Montgomery County coroner attributed the death to acute respiratory distress from pneumonia due to COVID-19, with hypertensive cardiovascular disease and liver cirrhosis as contributing factors.
Reported by: Montgomery County coroner (medical examiner or coroner); Pennsylvania state prison officials (the agency that held him).