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died December 30, 2020 · Oregon State Penitentiary, Salem, Oregon

A man in his thirties died at Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem on December 30, 2020, the Oregon Department of Corrections said. He had tested positive for COVID-19, and the department said his death was potentially coronavirus-related, with a medical examiner yet to determine the cause. It was the second potentially coronavirus-related death at the prison in less than a week.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Oregon Department of Corrections said the man had tested positive for COVID-19 and that the death was potentially coronavirus-related, with a medical examiner to determine the cause.

Reported by: Oregon Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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