Name not reported
A man in his 60s with underlying health conditions died of COVID-19 while held at Belmont Correctional Institution in St. Clairsville, Ohio, and the death was reported in May 2020. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction reported a COVID-19 death at the institution, which by then had become a COVID-19 hot spot in the state's prison system. Robert Sproul, deputy director of the Belmont County Health Department, said the department verified the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and the Belmont County Health Department attributed the death to COVID-19, and no source reported a failure of care.
Reported by: Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (the agency that held him); Belmont County Health Department.