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77 years old · died December 10, 2020 · State Correctional Institution - Fayette, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

A 77-year-old man held at SCI-Fayette in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, died on December 10, 2020, at a local hospital. The state prison announced his death as one of its first deaths from COVID-19. The prison's announcement is the only account of how he died.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The prison announced the death as a COVID-19 death, and no source reports neglect or disputes the cause.

Reported by: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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