Name not reported
A man in his mid-70s with underlying health conditions died on January 11, 2021, at Alexander Correctional Institution in Alexander County, North Carolina, after testing positive for COVID-19 in December 2020. He was hospitalized on December 24, and his condition worsened until he died. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety said it would not release his name, citing family privacy and confidentiality of prison records. He was the fifth person at the facility to die after testing positive for the virus, according to the department's account.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety attributed the death to COVID-19.
Reported by: North Carolina Department of Public Safety (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.