Died in prison
Name not reported
A person died at Deerfield Correctional Center, a Virginia state prison, in 2020, and state officials attributed the death to COVID-19. Officials said ten people had died at the facility, which holds many elderly and medically impaired people. The sources say many people at Deerfield sleep in dormitories, where social distancing is difficult or impossible.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. State officials attributed the death to COVID-19, according to the article.
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.