Died in prison
Name not reported
One person held at Avon Park Correctional Institution in Avon Park, Polk County, Florida, died of COVID-19, according to the Florida Department of Health's Friday update reported by the Lakeland Ledger on August 7, 2020. The Department of Corrections did not release details about the person or the circumstances of the death, citing medical privacy laws. As of that Friday afternoon, the Medical Examiner's Office for the 10th Judicial Circuit had not issued a death report.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Florida Department of Health attributed the death to COVID-19 in its daily update, and the Department of Corrections released no details.
Reported by: Florida Department of Health.