Died in prison
Name not reported
A man held at a state men's prison near Smyrna, Delaware, died of COVID-19 during an outbreak at the facility in the early months of the pandemic. He was one of seven men who died in that outbreak. According to the state, its prisons were declared free of COVID-19 by late May 2020.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness
Reported by: the state corrections department. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.