Name not reported
A 63-year-old man held at the St. Clair County jail in Illinois died on February 3, 2021. The St. Clair County Sheriff's Department said in a media release that he died of complications from COVID-19 pneumonia and had numerous medical conditions that made him especially vulnerable to the virus. According to the department, he tested positive in January and was admitted to a hospital about a week later. The department also said more than 1,200 tests were run during a recent influx of people held at the jail, with 200 coming back positive.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The St. Clair County Sheriff's Department said he died of complications from COVID-19 pneumonia.
Reported by: St. Clair County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.