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80 years old · died May 20, 2020 · Coastal State Prison, Chatham County, Georgia

An 80-year-old Black person held at Coastal State Prison in Savannah, Georgia, died of complications of COVID-19 on May 20, 2020, at a Savannah hospital. The Georgia Department of Corrections and the Georgia Department of Public Health attributed the death to COVID-19 complications, and the person had underlying health conditions, according to those agencies. The person's name and sex are not given in the accounts.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Georgia Department of Corrections and the Georgia Department of Public Health attribute the death to complications of COVID-19.

Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held them); Georgia Department of Public Health.

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