Died in prison
Name not reported
A person held at Deerfield Correctional Center in Virginia died of complications from COVID-19, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections. The department reported on Saturday, September 26, 2020, that 14 people held at the facility had died from the virus since the pandemic began, and that 368 people held there were infected and 15 were hospitalized. Staff described shortages of protective equipment and inadequate cleaning at the prison.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness
Reported by: Virginia Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.