Died in prison
Name not reported
A person died of COVID-19 while held at Deerfield Correctional Center, a Virginia state prison, according to state officials. This was one of ten deaths officials reported at the facility, which they said houses many elderly and medically impaired people. Many people at Deerfield sleep in dormitories, which makes social distancing difficult.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Officials in Virginia attributed the death to COVID-19, with no other details given.
Reported by: Officials in Virginia (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.