Died in prison
Name not reported
A man held at the men's state prison near Smyrna, Delaware, died of COVID-19 during the outbreak there in the early months of the pandemic. He was one of seven men who died in that outbreak. His name, age and exact date of death are not given in the available account. The state later declared its prisons free of COVID-19 by late May.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness
Reported by: state corrections department. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.