Name not reported
A 27-year-old man held at the Robeson County Detention Center in North Carolina was hospitalized on November 14, 2020, with a high fever and tested positive for COVID-19. He died at Southeastern Health in Lumberton on November 18, according to the report. Major Damien McLean of the Robeson County Sheriff's Office said the cause of death was COVID-19, and the office declined to release his name or any medical conditions, citing confidentiality and family privacy.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Major Damien McLean of the Robeson County Sheriff's Office said the man died of COVID-19, and the sheriff's office withheld further medical details citing confidentiality.
Reported by: Robeson County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.